A live virus vaccine contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that helps your body develop an immune response without you developing symptoms of the disease it is intended to prevent. Examples ...

New biosensor detects monkeypox quickly, aiding in faster diagnosis and containment of potential global pandemic outbreaks.

Rwandan Minister of health Sabin Nsanzimana made the remarks during a virtual weekly media briefing on the multi-country mpox ...

"All patients being treated for this virus are being discharged... we are making very good progress." Marburg is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and belongs to the same family of viruses as ...

The technology could allow clinicians to diagnose the disease at the point of care rather than wait for lab results ... The lab has developed optical biosensors for detecting the viruses that cause ...

The technology could allow clinicians to diagnose the disease at the point of care rather than wait for lab results ... The lab has developed optical biosensors for detecting the viruses that cause ...

Almost 80 per cent of Rwanda’s Marburg cases have been doctors and nurses. One medic describes the reality of treating the ...

Recent studies have employed mathematical models drawn from epidemiology (the study of how diseases occur in the population and why). These models were originally developed to study the spread of ...

If you’re worried you might have gum disease, there’s a good reason for that. About half of U.S. adults have gum disease. It’s one of the most common reasons people see the dentist. Also called ...

The disease has impacted wild and domestic rabbit and hare populations in 29 states. Its arrival in Pennsylvania may be just a matter of time. (Photo by Kristin “Shoe” Shoemaker, Flickr) With the ...