Since the mid-1990s, most children have been vaccinated against the infection. The disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a form of the herpes virus. Transmission occurs from person-to ...

Rwanda is facing its first ever Marburg virus outbreak. Beginning in late September, 62 cases and 15 deaths had been reported by 17 October, mostly among healthcare workers in Kigali, the capital ...

A new, more infectious strain of the potentially deadly mpox virus has been found in Germany for the first time, health chiefs in the country have said. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's ...

Herpes looks like a rash with blistering sores in its early stages. The cluster of sores can quickly merge and break open, oozing fluid and crusting. The rash can be different when found at the mouth, ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...

Once in the lab, the swab contents will be swiped onto a dish where they can be monitored for the growth of the herpes virus. Typically, it takes one to four days for results from a viral culture to ...

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Through the SHIELD (Strategic Herpesvirus Immune Evasion and Latency Defense) program, researchers will develop an integrated computational toolkit for antigen engineering with the potential to ...

Twenty six cases of Marburg virus disease, which is related to Ebola, have been reported in Rwanda—the first in the country, sparking concern among African and international health authorities. The ...

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First, we find that human gamma-herpesvirus RNRs engage A3B via largely distinct surfaces. Second, we show that RNR-mediated enzymatic inhibition and relocalization of A3B depend upon binding to ...

The veterinary team at Chester Zoo worked around the clock to save Indali from the dangerous elephant herpes virus in 2019 "She's our wonder baby!" says elephant keeper Katie Morrison, smiling ...