Winter creates perfect conditions for viruses to spread. Cold, dry air helps viruses survive longer outside the body, and ...

In a new study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been cultivating "good viruses" from feces. The goal is to replace fecal capsules now being used in so-called fecal transplants.

If you are wondering what the different letters and numbers used to name influenza viruses mean, such as H1N1, H3N2, H5N1 and influenza A, B, C or D, you are probably not alone. The letters and ...

An email virus that contained "Good Times" in the subject field which supposedly would damage the data in your computer if you opened the message. This was a famous hoax first encountered in 1994 ...

A number of viruses are on the rise in North Carolina.

Norovirus cases reportedly surge in Massachusetts, nasty stomach bug spreading across country: ‘Practice good hand hygiene’ ...

“The average bird flu virus is not very good at all at sticking to the cells in our mucous membrane, which is what it needs to cause a human infection,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of ...