The hantavirus outbreak has got the world worried. With five confirmed cases on board the MV Hondius, people are drawing ...

Why rare diseases like hantavirus generate fear while heart disease, loneliness, obesity, and poor sleep quietly cause far ...

Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

Most hantaviruses are not known to spread between people. Andes virus is the exception. After the initial spillover from ...

Virologists across the globe are raising alarms over the spread of the H5N1 avian flu virus, which is now infecting not just birds, but cattle and humans. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Serious infections with influenza A viruses are characterized by an excessive immune response, known as cytokine storm. It was previously unclear why some virus strains trigger these storms, while ...

The spread of bird flu continues to trouble scientists. They say there is no indication that the U.S. has the outbreak under control. And now, a more concerning version of the virus has cropped up. It ...