As respiratory infections continue to circulate, many people struggle to tell whether they have COVID-19, influenza or a ...

Every monsoon, the same scene plays out in countless homes. Someone develops a fever, feels tired, complains of body aches, and assumes it is "just a viral." A few tablets for fever, plenty of fluids, ...

More cases of the Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever, are being reported in the United States this year among travelers returning from Cuba and Brazil. The viral disease, which is ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with JLP Health and others, have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells. The results are published ...

University of Queensland researchers have captured the first high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV), a potentially deadly viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects the liver ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

As monsoon-related illnesses surge every year, consumers should not assume that every expense will automatically be reimbursed ...

A disease transmitted by mosquitoes — the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever — has been detected in the United States. Travelers returning to the U.S. from Cuba contracted the virus in recent ...

More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, ...