Langya virus has been recently identified in a few people in China. It can cause fever and flu-like symptoms but doesn’t seem to cause severe illness. It isn’t transmitted from person to person, but ...

Share on Pinterest Concerns about a new so-called ‘mystery virus’ have been spreading on social media platforms like TikTok, with users experiencing symptoms similar to common respiratory illnesses.

The Chikungunya virus is spread by infected mosquitoes and causes symptoms like fever and severe joint pain. There is no specific medicine to treat the virus, and the best way to prevent it is by ...

Shingles can be a very painful experience that affects around one in four adults in their lifetime. The infection, also known as herpes zoster, is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which also ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is devastating precisely because it can worm its way into so many different organs and systems in the body. That manifests as different symptoms, from fever to ...

Reports of human metapneumovirus cases surging in northern China during the winter season have been circulating on news outlets internationally. The country had seen an increase, especially in ...

When you experience sneezing and chills, it’s easy to dismiss these symptoms as a common cold or seasonal allergies. However, these symptoms can be indicative of several viral infections that range ...

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in southern China has prompted a strong government response as cases climb into the thousands. The disease, which is spread by mosquitoes, is most prevalent in the ...

Eleven people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 36 cases have been confirmed, the country's health ministry reported Tuesday, just days after the country declared an ...

New year, new sickness? No, not quite. While there is a whole host of viruses going around, there are thankfully no new viruses to fret about − the ones we have are bad enough. Before 2024 closed out, ...