Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...

Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...

VIVIAN, LA - DECEMBER 12: With a temperature of 103.8, Asa Moore, 6, of Vivian, Louisiana is examined by John Messier, a physician's assistant, at the North Caddo Surgical and Medical Center for ...

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In an article published in Nature Microbiology, scientists reveal the existence of numerous new lineages of mirusviruses, ...

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

There are hundreds of different viruses on shower heads and toothbrushes, a new study finds. These organisms, called bacteriophages, don’t typically make people sick but instead fight potentially ...

Human norovirus and adenovirus, two major causes of viral gastroenteritis, can persist for extended periods inside ...

Although flu and stomach flu sound similar, they are caused by different viruses and have different symptoms and treatment. People sometimes confuse flu and stomach flu because of their similar names.

Your bathroom is teaming with biodiversity. Microbiologists have discovered a rainforest of unknown microbial species from your toothbrush to your showerhead. But should we be concerned? In a new ...

Different teams need to make the same conclusion multiple times before a consensus is reached and the finding can be built ...