Learn how long the flu lasts, what symptoms occur at every stage, and what you can do to feel better and lower the risk of ...

Winter tends to be peak season for respiratory viruses, and this year is no different in the United States. People are getting sick with acute respiratory illnesses and visiting health care providers ...

As the colder weather months begin, respiratory viruses like the common cold, the flu, RSV and COVID-19, become more ...

Researchers have developed a new type of flu treatment that could have a dramatic impact on the fight against influenza and potentially, other viruses too. This method involves an antibody cocktail, ...

A genetically modified version of the virus behind cold sores might one day help people who’ve run out of other options. A modified herpesvirus combined with an immunotherapy drug shrank or eliminated ...

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, evading the immune system for decades. This silencer element essentially turns ...

An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study. The treatment, composed of nanoparticles fashioned ...