Stomach viruses can enter your mouth, nose, and eyes. But there’s plenty you can do to prevent getting sick after you come into contact with them. A stomach virus is an infectious microscopic organism ...

Realizing that your computer is infected with a virus can be a heart-stopping moment, but there's no need to panic. Viruses or other malware can have a devastating effect on your PC, slowing its ...

If there’s one positive that came out of the pandemic, it could be our heightened awareness of how viruses, particularly the respiratory kind, can spread from one person to another. The super-sick ...

Cases of the highly contagious norovirus are on the rise in the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a significant jump in outbreaks in early December, according to the ...

“Fall and winter have been known for decades in the public health and medical community as cold and flu season,” says Robert H. Hopkins, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious ...

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The illness struck the little baby suddenly. It was a hot, sticky day late in the summer of 2017. Only 5 months old at the time, her little boy was a peaceful infant, his mother recalls. "He didn't ...

A streamlined genome makes bacteria immune to viral infection, and designing mini-MRI scanners for low- and middle-income countries. Researchers have engineered bacteria with synthetic genomes to be ...

RSV causes a mild infection similar to the common cold. But, RSV is more likely to cause fever, wheezing, and difficulty eating. Both may be treated at home without medical intervention within around ...

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as ...