The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter ...

How does monkeypox (AKA mpox) spread? Experts say monkeypox can spread easily between people who are in close contact or face ...

Cold air does not kill germs. Actually, cold weather can make it easier for viruses and bacteria to spread — here's why.

Pale-throated sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) are one reservoir species for the Oropouche virus in the tropical rainforests in northern South America. Photograph By Miroslav Srb, Shutterstock Until ...

California health officials have reported two cases of a potentially more severe form of mpox that appear to be locally ...

A mosquito-borne virus has led to a widespread outbreak in China – but could it show up in the U.S.? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 alert on Wednesday for ...

Three cases of a severe and rare virus strain were detected in Los Angeles County this week, and local officials are concerned it could be spreading. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department ...

For the past several weeks, many around the world and here in the U.S. saw a mysterious virus spreading in the city of Foshan in Southern China’s Guangdong Province and couldn’t help but think, here ...

The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level, leaving local ...

USU research shows a rise of disease-carrying mosquitoes, particularly Culex quinquefasciatus, in spreading West Nile virus.

A current bird-flu outbreak gripping Germany is affecting almost the entire country, officials said on Friday, as the ...

With respiratory viruses spreading this time of year, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is encouraging people to get ...