Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis ...

Transmission of Oropouche virus to the womb has been confirmed in two stillbirths and one birth with congenital anomalies that occurred in Brazil.

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...

The emergence of new viruses is often unpredictable, jumping as they might from infecting one species to another. A November ...

The rare viral hemorrhagic fever can be transmitted among humans through infected body fluids, but not casual contact such as ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...

Ebola virus disease is a rare but often deadly condition that causes fever, body aches, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. It's caused by viruses commonly called Ebola ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...