Infectious diseases are becoming more frequent, more severe, and harder to control in our closely connected world. Viruses ...

Learn why lowering the viral load in the mouth could be a game-changer in fighting viruses like herpes, bird flu, and more.

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Cleveland Clinic virology researchers have found that a specific protein modification to the immune protein MDA5 is key to how human bodies detect and respond to viruses and viral replication.

Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...

The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is no cure for measles, and measles just has to "run its course." However, the best ...

Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome—not just its two surface proteins—affect how well ...

For decades, the human niche for viruses related to smallpox has remained mostly empty. Since eradicating smallpox, only rare ...

The shingles vaccine may have a protective effect against dementia, write doctors Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.

We wanted to look at the full genome to explore whether these remaining nine segments, the viral 'backbone', may explain the variation in vaccine effectiveness against rotavirus strains." ...