In most people, norovirus causes a few days of misery spent in the bathroom and then is quickly forgotten. Epstein-Barr virus can pass without any indication at all. And many people shrug off COVID-19.
Oct 31, 2022
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Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared that the emerging H7N9 bird flu "poses a significant potential for a public health emergency." The virus, a relative of other bird flus we've seen previously like H1N1 and ...
May 14, 2013
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Following the coronavirus's spread through the population—and anticipating its next move—is an important part of the public health response to the new disease, especially since containment is our only defense so far.
Apr 27, 2020
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While we have much to learn about omicron, the new coronavirus variant, two things are certain: Vaccinations will provide some level of protection, and until the majority of the world's population is vaccinated, we may continue ...
Dec 22, 2021
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While the omicron variant continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified the highly prevalent, specific mutations that are causing the omicron variant's high rate of ...
Jan 20, 2022
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What are variants? We asked Divya Shah, Epidemics Research Lead, to explain how variants happen, what they mean for treatments and vaccines—including for COVID-19—and how we can prevent them.
Feb 22, 2021
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In early January, the first genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—was released under the moniker "Wuhan-1." This string of 30,000 letters (the A, T, C and Gs of the genetic code) marked day one ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Scientists have found clues that the world's leading COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection that could diminish the need for frequent booster shots, but they caution that more research is needed and that virus mutations ...
Jun 2, 2021
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A mutation that impacts changes in the shape of an essential viral protein may influence the infectivity of West Nile and other viruses in the flavivirus family, according to a new study in PLOS Pathogens.
Feb 16, 2017
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Researchers have tracked the genetic mutations that have occurred in the Ebola virus during the last four decades. Their findings, published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, ...
Jan 20, 2015
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