The FCS in SARS-CoV-2 is one of the features that helps it to infect humans. So finding something very similar in this new ...

Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats which carries a key genetic feature also found in Sars-Cov-2, ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 30, 2022. The original video can be viewed here. In January, Uganda declared an end to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that alarmed ...

A viral particle with an unprecedentedly long 'tail' has been caught infecting dinoflagellate plankton in the Pacific Ocean. The virus, PelV-1 uses its tail to attach to its intended victim while ...

A groundbreaking study published in Nature's Communications Biology sheds new light on the relationship between bats and ...

There’s been a new interest in diseases and viruses lately thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with people being a little more wary of germs than they were before 2020. Now, the World Health Organization ...

Pathogens were detected in 11.1 per cent of the 4.5 lakh patient samples tested this year by the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research’s) nationwide laboratory network, indicating a marginal but ...

In the largest synthesis to date, researchers reviewed 155 studies linking viral infections, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, ...

Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

COVID-19 took the world by storm in early 2020, being declared a pandemic in March of that year. While it was the most recent emerging infectious disease, experts anticipate it won’t be the last. Well ...