A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral ...

and infect cells. The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features.

Scientists are warning the public about bird flu after a patient ... in 2024 shows avian influenza A virus (bird flu) particles, red/yellow, grown in cultured cells. Scientists are issuing ...

As cases of H5N1 bird flu rise across the U.S., some of us may be more immune to the virus than others. Many people may have immune cells called "T cells" primed and ready to fight the "highly ...

In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu ...

“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 ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United ... which helps the virus latch onto and invade cells, says virologist Jesse Bloom of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle.

and infect cells. The work provides a detailed three-dimensional picture of the virus's polymerase and its key features. Understanding the structure and behavior of this critical piece of the ...