viruses

Research has revealed Covid’s Achilles’ heel, its dependence on key human proteins for its replication, which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick.

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers and surface disinfectants provide good protection against transmission of respiratory syncytial viruses via surfaces.

A new study has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus is undergoing mutational changes that could increase the risk of the disease being passed on to humans.

Experts believe that there are many ways pathogens could cause dementia.

The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers.