A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of ...

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Those who have a specific antibody that is produced following infection from a common virus may be at greater risk of developing certain cancers, a new study from the International Agency for Research ...

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work ...

Investigators from the laboratory of Derek Walsh, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology-Immunology, have discovered how human cytomegalovirus rewires intracellular mechanisms to control the movement of the ...

A long-term dementia care ward saw an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus that infected 73 percent of patients, showing the challenges inherent in preventing the spread ...

How flu viruses thrive in the body Human flu viruses cause millions of infections every year. The most common types of these viruses, which cause seasonal flu, are known as influenza A viruses. They ...

Your chances of catching a cold—and how miserable it feels—may depend more on your body than on the virus itself.

Two suspected Nipah virus cases in West Bengal’s Barasat have put health authorities on high alert. Amid the disease outbreak ...