You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides cells with rapid and efficient protection against viruses. The findings could lead ...

Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States and such activity "is expected to continue for several ...

Cases of norovirus, a contagious infection causing vomiting and diarrhea, have increased this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported 91 cases of ...

"The major advances have been in simplified and/or long-lasting antiretroviral regimens, which can also be used to prevent infection," Ball said. Antiretroviral medicines work by preventing the ...

virus infection using a standardized case-report form linked to laboratory results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention influenza A/H5 subtyping kit. Of 46 case patients ...