Norovirus is a vomiting bug that can spread through contaminated food or water. It’s important to wash your hands thoroughly, as hand sanitizer alone cannot prevent the spread. According to the World ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Since the start of the year, the region has seen a spread of viruses and other respiratory illnesses. Western Massachusetts residents are currently seeing a spike of cases in ...

Bird Flu is sweeping across flocks throughout the United States and is causing the price of eggs to skyrocket. While millions of birds have been affected by the virus, the risk to humans is incredibly ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

If you’ve noticed more people calling in sick lately, you’re not imagining things. The US is currently battling what health experts are calling a quad-demic, with four major illnesses spreading ...

Viruses, wildfires, emissions from manufacturing...the list of natural and man-made airborne contaminants is long. Our air quality is affected by nearby environmental factors, as well as ripple ...

The _Aedes_ mosquito is a vector of several viral diseases, including eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, and West Nile fever. Lee Haines, CC BY-ND Humans have an exceptional ability to deal with ...

University of Toronto researchers have uncovered how bacterial viruses protect their progeny in order to maximize their reach. The phenomenon, described in a study published in Nature, relies on viral ...

A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly across New York City last winter may make a resurgence. Sometimes referred to ...

When the current outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in dairy cattle in March 2024, a group of researchers at Iowa State University started to ask questions.

Heshmat Borhani does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Scientists have just discovered hundreds of new giant viruses, in a comprehensive study covering oceans across the globe. The team behind the study, marine biologist Benjamin Minch and virologist ...