After Nipah virus cases surfaced in Kerala and West Bengal, India remained on high alert with heightened surveillance, isolation protocols and airport screening of travellers to prevent further spread ...

Nipah is a deadly virus with no treatment or vaccine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers Nipah as a 'high-risk pathogen', and it spreads from animals to humans. A rare but deadly zoonotic ...

For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that fever had useful qualities, and could cook an ...

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug-think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and ...

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking ...