Long before chewing gum came in shiny foil wrappers with watermelon flavors and whitening promises, our ancestors were ...

Oropouche virus disease was a relatively rare illness for decades, lurking on the margins of tropical rainforests in the Caribbean and South America. Sporadic reports of an infection causing fevers, ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Box 1. Influenza A viruses. Influenza A virus particles (virions) have a typical diameter of 80–160 nm, and are pleomorphic in shape. Virions consist of a lipid envelope (derived from the host ...

In a nutshell During the 2020 West Coast wildfires, people in smoke-affected areas spent significantly more time indoors, up ...

Influenza continues to pose a significant global health burden, with seasonal outbreaks causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Current ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...