Medicine & TechnologyThe World Health Organization (WHO) is holding an open forum to rename two clades of monkeypox after critics raised concerns about racist connotations. Read the article to learn more.
A new study describes various vaccine and antibody strategies for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that could help in preventing the disease in at-risk groups. Read the article to learn more.
Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that the Langya Henipavirus has infected dozens in China. Read the article to know more details.
Conspiracy theories seem to be exploding onto the scene aside from the monkeypox virus, especially after WHO declared it a global public health concern. Read the article to know what most people think of the monkeypox outbreak.
Researchers figured out how detergents break the biological membranes of living organisms carrying viruses. Continue reading to know whether it is effective to kill viruses.
Health officials encouraged people to get a polio vaccine as an unvaccinated man from New York was diagnosed with polio. Continue reading to know the full story.
Male gay in Georgia speaks out about what it is like to be infected with the monkeypox virus after contracting it during a friendly gathering. Read more to know why even those who do not belong in the gay community should be careful.
Researchers found that the modern strain of the herpes simplex virus can be traced back to 5,000 years ago when people start to kiss. Read the article to know more details.
Santa Clara County's public health department released statistics on disproportionately affected groups to strengthen outreach. Read the article to know more details and learn about its monkeypox vaccine strategy.
Health authorities in the Netherlands started giving preventive care against the monkeypox virus to high-risk groups in Amsterdam and The Hague. Read the article to learn more details.
The viral flu called Tomato Fever that causes red, tomato-like blisters and rashes in children in India could potentially become an outbreak like monkeypox. Read the article to know more.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the monkeypox disease outbreak the highest level of alert, putting it at the same level as COVID-19. Read the article to learn more.
Avian influenza or bird flu causes severe infection in humans and other flu viruses and researchers finally know why. Read the article to know more details.
CDC recently released a health advisory about the parechovirus circulating among newborns and infants in the US. Find out how this virus infects babies and what new parents can do about it.