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

Currently, the malware museum contains 65 examples in its collection—mostly viruses. There’s Ambulance, which shows an animated ASCII ambulance run across your screen, complete with sound, and ...

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

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 ...

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.

An animated map shows when coronavirus cases were detected in each US state, and how quickly the outbreak has grown.

Rather than hijack them, the creators of the viruses of the past often set out to destroy computers, and trumpeted their activities with garish splash screens, showing scrambled code, animated pot ...

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.

Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are ...

Animated illustrations by cartoonist Toby Morris and microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explaining the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak have gone viral.