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 ...

UK researchers have analysed the likely impact that a Covid booster shot will have on Omicron and say it could ... higher antibody levels to fight the virus. Antibodies can stick onto the virus ...

It is not certain where Omicron came from, but it is thought it evolved in a single patient who was unable to beat the virus. A lot of mutation doesn't automatically mean: bad. It is important to ...

With the two Omicron subvariants BA ... it is probably one of these highly infectious versions of the virus. Dr. Julianne Burns, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Stanford Children's ...

When it eventually emerged from its host, the virus had a startling range of new abilities — finding new ways to invade cells, weaken the immune system and evade antibodies. What is the omicron ...

Mimivirus is the largest and most complex virus known. Is it an evolutionary bridge between nonliving viruses and living organisms, or is it just an anomaly? Aa Aa Aa Viruses are small and fairly ...

We show how the immune system would normally attempt to neutralize virus particles and how CoV-2 can block that effort. We explain some of the virus's surprising abilities, such as its capacity to ...

Back in 2020, if people lost their sense of smell, it was highly likely that they'd caught the original virus. But more recent variants, including other Omicron subvariants, haven't caused the ...

Ebola virus disease is a rare but often deadly condition that causes fever, body aches, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding inside and outside the body. It's caused by viruses commonly called Ebola ...

The best do all well while providing peace of mind that your computers will remain protected and virus-free. Why you can trust Tom's Guide Our writers and editors spend hours analyzing and ...

Mr. Quammen is the author of “Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus.” Health officials would like to remind you that we are entering that time of the year still quaintly ...

By Dani Blum People with psychiatric conditions are more likely to be hospitalized or die of the virus. Scientists have ideas about why that might be the case. By Dani Blum For many, Covid is ...