With the nationwide HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 14 years underway, what are the reasons behind this drive? Is it covered under the Universal Immunization Programme?

The recent death of Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late actor Gene Hackman, due to hantavirus has brought urgent attention to this serious disease. In the world of infectious diseases, hantavirus ...

Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

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The Global Virus Network (GVN) marked the opening of its International Headquarters on March 5 at the University of South Florida (USF) Institute for Translational Virology and Innovation (ITVI), a ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains an urgent global health concern, affecting hundreds of millions of people and significantly heightening the risk of severe liver complications, including ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. While antiviral drugs ...

That shared tactic exposes a vulnerable point in one of bacteria’s most essential systems and reframes where new antibiotics ...

Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...