Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Learn how scientists identified genetic clues that distinguish natural viral spillovers from lab-handled viruses — and why ...

North Texas health officials warn of a seasonal surge in respiratory viruses like flu, RSV, and COVID-19 as spring break ...

Cases of the lesser-known respiratory virus human metapneumovirus are continuing to spike in Georgia and states around the country. The pneumonia- and bronchitis-causing infection made up 6.4 percent ...

Most pandemic viruses that have jumped from animals to humans do not show signs of special adaptations to infect people, except the 1977 influenza outbreak, which was likely “sparked by a laboratory ...

Long before humans cultivated crops or sailed between continents, a group of plant viruses was already evolving among wild ...

Have you noticed a surge recently in the number of people calling out sick?

HMPV, a respiratory virus with no vaccine, is circulating. Learn its symptoms, how it spreads and who is at risk.

Most people's probably associate viruses mainly with disease, a reputation that doesn't give them enough credit. Viruses are some of the most amazing products of the evolutionary process, with an ...

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans ...

There is an ongoing debate as to whether or not viruses are considered to be a life form. The question remains unanswered as the identity of viruses as a living form is dependent on arbitrary measures ...