A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

Cruise ends in tragedy: MV Hondius reached Tenerife following an Andes virus outbreak that killed three passengers and left others ill. Worldwide tracing effort: Authorities in over a dozen countries ...

Twenty-four Americans are now being monitored across six states after exposure to the deadliest infectious disease outbreak ...

Canada's connection to the world's most closely watched infectious disease outbreak began quietly. Two passengers who disembarked the MV Hondius at St. Helena on April 24 — before the outbreak was ...

Patients who have been "functionally cured" of HIV underwent incredibly risky procedures. For most people, though, HIV is no ...

Confirmed Andes strain: Lab tests identified the rare Andes hantavirus in the MV Hondius outbreak, prompting strict isolation measures for suspected cases. Global contact tracing: WHO is tracking ...

Laboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ...

A highly contagious illness that can cause severe and even deadly vomiting and diarrhea is spreading at an alarmingly high rate across the United States, health experts warned. Rotavirus, known for ...

A potentially fatal virus is surging in the U.S. this year, health experts say. Rotavirus, a highly contagious disease that is especially severe for babies and young children, has been on the rise ...

It took just 48 hours for Ben Lopman’s 18-month-old son to go from being an energetic toddler to totally listless. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...