The first giant virus to be identified, called Mimivirus (short for microbe mimicking virus ), was discovered in 2003 inside ...

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

The influenza A virus has at least 19 options for the H protein and 11 for the N protein, most of which are present in the various flu strains infecting wild waterfowl. H5N1 flu has version 5 of ...

Look at the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses, all of which have had significant global health and economic impacts. Seasonal flu happens ...

Flu viruses are categorized into four types ... Influenza virus proteins in the act of self-replication, captured with a microscope. The blue protein encloses the virus's RNA (green), its genetic ...

"The virus doesn't care what your immigration papers say." State and local health departments were beginning to overcome last year's barriers to bird flu testing, said Salvador Sandoval ...

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of ...