Many people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and most are unaware of it. However, EBV can sometimes cause ...

According to the NHS in the UK, Ebola is caused by a virus caught from wild animals. It spreads from person to person when ...

The recent global monkeypox (mpox) outbreak, with a new and aggressive variant, has underscored the dire need for safe, broadly effective, and accessible vaccines. The LC16m8 vaccine, an attenuated ...

The Integrated Research Facility is one of the few labs in North America where scientists can safely study BSL-4 pathogens ...

HHS implemented a pause on research of deadly infectious diseases at one of the nation's most highly secure research labs, ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpes virus that is spread through body fluids such as saliva, tears, blood, urine, breast milk, semen, and vaginal fluids. More than half of all people have been ...

A research facility within the US National Institutes of Health that is tasked with studying Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases has been instructed by the Trump administration’s ...

GOOD NEWS! The current Ebola Sudan Virus Disease outbreak has officially come to an end. This follows 42 days without a new case since the last confirmed patient was discharged on March 14 2025.

News about an outbreak or mystery virus can trigger fear. Use four questions to assess whether the reports are something to worry about.

In very rare instances, the virus is spread through exposure in a ... Jane Yoon Scott, MD, is an infectious disease physician and an assistant professor of medicine at Emory University in Atlanta.