As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral genomes.

A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one small mutation away from being capable of spilling over into human ...

Roundworms harbor viruses, which could be responsible for these parasites' painful symptoms in humans, scientists theorize.

David Harbour, famous for his role in Stranger Things, leads this fun animated horror-comedy where a meteorite crashes into a zoo, releasing a virus that turns animals into slobbering mutants.

Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are rising, and the virus could lead to a rare polio-like condition in children. Dr. Leana Wen tells parents what they need to know.

Molecular virologist Richard Kuhn co-leads a $46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help map out virus vaccines ahead of potential pandemics.

As December begins and the holiday season sets in, cold, flu and COVID-19 viruses are circulating. While the three illnesses share some commonalities, key differences set them apart.

Do HEPA filters remove viruses, and what's the science behind them?

Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast bloom development and understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to disband.