COVID Map Update Reveals 20 US States With 'Very High' Virus Activity

Suspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania; 8 dead

Quebec measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of exposures

Sierra Leone declares emergency over mpox outbreak

Iceland confirms H5N5 avian flu in cat death

UK bans German meat and dairy products after foot-and-mouth case

How are extremely poisonous chemicals like VX able to kill me with my skin exposed to just a few milligrams, when I weigh a thousand times that? Why doesn't it only destroy the area that was exposed to it?

U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak

Can yeast prions infect humans?

Scientists Uncover Dangerous Drug-Resistant Strains of Deadly Superbug in Saudi Arabia:The study reveals that the bacterial strains in Saudi Arabia are genetically distinct from those in other regions, highlighting the need for tailored health policies to address this unique microbial diversity.

When we bite our tongue/inner cheeks, why doesn't it get infected given the fact that our mouth is moist and full of bacteria?

Human Infection with a Novel Tickborne Orthonairovirus Species in China | New England Journal of Medicine

Study finds contemporary H5N1 virus doesn't significantly induce interferon-stimulated genes compared to historic virus, resulting in mild disease.

Study reveals why H5N1 flu cases today are less severe than historic outbreaks

The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says

How have white blood cells evolved over the years?

Will I get in?

Diseases and viruses have spread to humans from domesticated animals and vermin, but what about from marine life?

Germany reports first FMD outbreak in nearly 40 years

San Francisco health officials say presumptive bird flu case found in child

[Q] Binomial Distribution for HSV Risks

Maryland finds bird flu on Eastern Shore, marking first case in poultry facility since 2023

HIV1 and SARS-CoV-2 have been renamed Lentivirus humimdef1 and Betacoronavirus pandemicum.

New scientific names for HIV, Covid virus raise hackles

China reports mpox clade 1b cluster