Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health. By Carl Zimmer The viruses we know best are the ones that make us sick ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

Interestingly, virus replication was more robust in the epidermal layer than the dermal layers on a per gram basis. Additionally, the infectious virus was detected on the epidermal surface within ...

A research team from Kumamoto University has made a new discovery that reveals how the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) silently persists in the body. Their finding potentially lays the ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally caused isolated human cases that have quite often been fatal. But last year ...

The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus this year. An adult in Central Maryland tested positive for the virus and is recovering, according to a ...

Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the station's social media presence. Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working ...

Chicago public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the city's first three human cases of West Nile virus in 2025. Chicago Department of Public Health officials said all three people began ...