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First Alaskapox death reported: What you should know about the virus

Health officials in Alaska reported the first known fatality from an uncommon virus known as Alaskapox. An elderly man who…

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How an ancient virus made our brains complex

An ancient viral infection may have given animals the tools to become fast, coordinated and smart, a new study has…

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Double risk of dementia after mouth ulcer virus

People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia…

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Virus ancestry could aid bid to predict next pandemic, study finds

Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the…

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Scientists see an ultra-fast movement on surface of HIV virus

As the HIV virus glides up outside a human cell to dock and possibly inject its deadly cargo of genetic…

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Discovery of a third RNA virus linage in extreme environments Jan 17, 2024

A research group led by University of Tsukuba has discovered a novel RNA viral genome from microbes inhabiting a high-temperature…

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New York City virus database may advance research into factors contributing to respiratory illness severity

Viral respiratory infections are a significant public health concern. A study publishing January 18 in the open access journal PLOS…

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Covid-19 variant JN.1 may be the mildest form of the virus yet

The JN.1 version of the omicron covid-19 variant was first detected in Luxembourg in August and spread to numerous countries…

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Many more infected by TBE virus than previously known

The number of infections by the tick-borne TBE virus that are not detected by health services is far higher than…

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COVID levels are up to 19 times higher than reported, WHO says as it warns of the potential dangers of repeat reinfection: ‘We don’t know everything about this virus’

COVID levels are 2 to 19 times higher than numbers being reported around the world, a WHO official said Friday,…

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