News tagged with nasal swabs


Asymptomatic rhinovirus infection outnumbers symptomatic infection 4 to 1 among university students

The common cold virus may be more common than previously thought in university students not reporting any symptoms. Rhinovirus, the virus responsible for the common cold was found at some point during an 8-week study period ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear gone viral

If you were paying attention to the flap over two recent flu experiments involving ferrets, you may have come away with the impression that scientists all but waved a red flag in front of terrorists and said, "Here's a perfect ...

Other created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1