Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Figure 3. Marburg hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis model. Primary targets cells for Marburg virus infection are macrophages and dendritic cells. In dendritic cells, infection leads to 'paralysis' of ...

In " 28 Years Later," the Rage Virus that turned Britain post-apocalyptic in the original movie has evolved, meaning the survivors have new types of the infected to deal with. Spike (Alfie ...

The virus that commonly causes cold sores starts reshaping our genome within an hour of infection to boost its own growth, which scientists could take advantage of to treat severe cases.

More information: Herpes simplex virus type 1 reshapes host chromatin architecture via transcription machinery hijacking, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60534-6 ...

A new Covid-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, represents about a third of new US Covid-19 cases. Dr. Leana Wen answers common questions about the new variant.

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program.

The logistics of the Rage Virus’ origins are a huge mystery that neither 28 Days Later or 28 Weeks Later explained, but Alex Garland and Danny Boyle now have the chance to explore this history.

To make matters worse, the virus wasn’t showing up in stool samples from patients who turned out to be positive. Nor was it in the vials of fluid that doctors had painstakingly extracted from the ...