SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It is contagious in humans and is the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Non-active site mutations such as L50F are crucial ...

As is typical for this time of year, respiratory illness cases are currently high in Washoe County.As of the latest report ...

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter.

This page requires JavaScript to be enabled to properly display data shown within components like charts, tables, etc.. Circulation of respiratory viruses is normally ...

Though meningitis isn’t common, it isn’t rare either, and it has different types and causes. Some germs that cause infectious meningitis are contagious, meaning they can spread from one person to ...

Every year, we are introduced to a new version of iOS (alongside Apple’s other operating systems) at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. It then marches through an extended beta-testing ...

A scientist has issued an urgent warning to fitness fanatics about the germs lurking in gyms ... including rhinovirus, influenza, Covid-19, and syncytial virus. '[These] can all persist ...

In the weeks after the holidays, especially, more people tend to get sick, as we spend time together indoors, sharing germs and spreading infections. “It seems the wave is coming,” said Dr ...

Reports of rising cases of a flu-like illness in China, where COVID-19 was first detected five years ago, sparked international concerns about the potential for another worldwide pandemic.

Thankfully, there are many things you can do to lower your risk of encountering these germs during your next ... (the common cold), influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, can all ...

Covid-19 is now ubiquitous – but hospitalisations seem to be on a downward trajectory. No one knows why. When virologists took their first peek at XEC, the Covid-19 variant which started to ...

Friendly germs armed with their own biological syringes and poisons could hold the key to overcoming the antimicrobial resistance crisis, according to a new study by biologists at the Universities ...