Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA or RNA. We are still discovering new types of RNA viruses, as shown in two new ...

Laboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ...

Feb 1 (Reuters) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has flared up again in recent months, spreading through poultry flocks in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, killing people in Indonesia and claiming its ...

Diabetes is a lifelong condition that occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin, but the cause varies between different types of diabetes. Type one diabetes is an autoimmune disease where ...

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The ability to detect viruses and other harmful pathogens is highly advantageous for animals, as it can guide their behavior ...