There are way more bats than you might think. Second only to rodents, bats make up around a fifth of all mammals, with over 1 ...

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge ...

MISSOURI, USA — Three people have died and 15 have been hospitalized by West Nile Virus in Missouri as of Oct. 4, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. At least 16 cases ...

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week.

The Herpes simplex virus is a widespread virus that often causes cold sores, and most people carry it. By removing a virulence gene, i.e. a gene that makes the virus harmful to humans, the herpes ...

Health officials in Pasadena have confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in the community. West Nile Virus is most commonly spread through bites from infected mosquitoes, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Four people have died of West Nile virus so far this year in South Dakota, according to the state health department's dashboard. There had been 74 human cases reported statewide in 2025 as of Sept. 26 ...