Scientific American1d
Five Reasons Measles Outbreaks Are Worse Than You Think—And Why Vaccination Matters
Both formulations of the so-called MMR vaccine contain weakened live forms of the measles virus. The vaccine does ...
Computational model compares mpox's airborne transmission risk to COVID-19 and smallpox
A collaborative research effort between the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) and the A*STAR Institute of High ...
Nature10d
Influenza virus articles from across Nature Portfolio
Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...
We Need a Reminder of What the Pre-Vaccine Era Was Like
Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are ...
Murciélagos, pangolines, un laboratorio... ¿De dónde salió el coronavirus?
Hace algo más de cinco años, a finales de noviembre de 2019, unos científicos de la ciudad china de Wuhan describían el ...
The Scotsman15d
Chickenpox: symptoms as warning to parents over the dangers of 'chicken pox parties'
The NHS recommend that if you develop the signs of chickenpox you need to stay at home and should not expose the virus to anyone who is vulnerable. Here’s everything you need to know about ...