In recent years, great leaps in genomic sciences have allowed researchers to detect viruses living in and on the human body—collectively called the human virome. Recent genomic explorations of human ...

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

They found that viruses from the same family shared mimicked epitopes ... at the biological effects and try to figure out how molecular mimicry fits into the human body as a whole,” Melamed said. To ...

For decades, the human niche for viruses related to smallpox has remained mostly empty. Since eradicating smallpox, only rare ...

Once a virus gets inside of an organism, like a human, it's genetic material allows it to damage or change cells in order to multiply rapidly. And if your immune system can't fight it off ...

Punzalan explained that the virus affects the human body by targeting blood vessels. "Once the virus comes in contact with the lining of the blood vessels, it causes it to leak, meaning it ...

Contrary to the opinion of some political appointees, viruses do exist. Unlike the “viruses” that infect your computer, they are living. Both can cause serious complications. Viruses are made up ...

Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter ... had contracted herpes simplex virus type 1. The virus would spread throughout her body and slowly shut down her kidneys and liver.

Dengue Virus Replication and Infectious Cycle How does the virus behave once it enters the human body? The dengue viral replication process begins when the virus attaches to a human skin cell ...