Experts explain how Nipah virus spreads, why it's so deadly, and whether it poses a threat in the U.S., Texas or Austin.

A virus that officials say “has a relatively high death rate” has led to COVID-style health checks at several airports in ...

Aussies are seeing scary Nipah virus headlines, but experts say the risk is low. Here's what Nipah is, how it spreads & the social fallout.

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, ...

Nipah virus belongs to a family called henipaviruses and is zoonotic, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. Fruit ...

New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.

Two cases have been detected in India among health care workers.

Norovirus is an extremely contagious “vomiting bug” that spreads through food, water, and surfaces contaminated with tiny particles of vomit or fecal matter. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, ...

University of Toronto researchers have uncovered how bacterial viruses protect their progeny in order to maximize their reach. The phenomenon, described in a study published in Nature, relies on viral ...

The Nipah virus has been making headlines as of late, with stories of confirmed cases and fatalities around the world sending ...

Study: Reconstructing the early spatial spread of pandemic respiratory viruses in the United States. Image Credit: america365 / Shutterstock.com *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary ...