Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds of people worldwide who are under age 50 may be infected. HSV-1 can spread ...

Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class ...

Viral infections are the most common asthma triggers in adults and children. A viral wheeze in toddlers is different than asthma, although some children with the condition eventually develop asthma.

Most common viral infections produce fevers lasting between two and three days, though individual variation exists based on specific pathogens and personal immune response. Some fever patterns ...

Collectively, the eight members of the herpesvirus family are the most common viral pathogens causing disease after SOT. Herpesviruses are large enveloped DNA viruses that commonly reactivate ...

The tragic deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betty Arakawa have brought hantavirus into the spotlight – but what is it and how can it be prevented?

“These insights open the door to potential therapeutic approaches to mitigate the effects of neuroinflammation and prevent long-term brain injury caused by viral infections,” said Hemant Borase, a UIC ...

The home test, developed by privately held company Visby Medical, does not require mailing samples to a lab like other existing home-based STI tests. The new test for common STIs chlamydia, gonorrhea, ...