Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a cornerstone of global food security, providing food, feed, and income for billions of people worldwide. However, viral diseases ...

Cyclospora, the parasite that's been wreaking havoc in people's digestive systems over the past month, starts with a single cell. The parasite passes through human intestines to reproduce. Their ...

Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades. The discovery of a ...

I had a moment of wondering the same thing too, but I'd guess the patient is positioned that way to improve respiration (proning, Cleveland Clinic). Just looks odd b/c we're used to seeing patients ...

In a typical year, scientists discover two or three viruses that have never been seen in people before. The number fluctuates, but the trend has been fairly steady since the 1960s. Most of these ...

At that stage they aren’t very good at cannibalism, but if a would-be Hulk manages to capture one of its siblings or cousins in its enlarged mouth, “the body plan of the cell rescales, and they grow ...

Another alarming episode of Ebola. A rare, contagious hantavirus. Glaring headlines about deadly viruses in far-flung places may be needlessly frightening you. “The headlines are scary, but honestly, ...

In simple terms: a virus is a tiny package of genetic instructions with a delivery system. Outside a cell it is metabolically inert. Once inside a susceptible cell, it redirects the cell's machinery ...

Infections with ESKAPE pathogens are associated with high mortality rates and other severe outcomes like prolonged hospitalization, higher treatment failure rates, and increased risk of intensive care ...

Citing a nationwide rise in several infectious diseases, two health tech companies plan to test a new airborne-pathogen-detection and air-purification system at a San Francisco school later this year.