Vaccinations prevent 4–5 million deaths annually, according to WHO. Immunization coverage for diseases like measles and ...
The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...
Experts warn that a new bat coronavirus has the potential to spill into humans, similar to Covid-19, with the virus in the ...
Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes may not be harmful, and could even protect against infectious disease.