The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze virus transmission, prevention tactics, and personal safety strategies to stay safe from the top five deadliest viruses.

Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a ...

Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus ...

As the U.K. battles a super flu outbreak and measles cases rise, health experts have identified four diseases - including ...

(Reuters) -Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus, results from a mid-stage trial suggest.

Viruses are tiny — and sneaky. So sneaky that some play a deadly game of hide and seek. The "seek" part is all too familiar: They're always looking for ways to infect humans. Their ability to hide is ...

NPR A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — ...

Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas.

Dr. Tsion Firew at her home in Kigali, Rwanda, on Oct. 3. A year ago, Rwanda announced the country's first Marburg outbreak — a deadly virus that's a cousin to Ebola. Firew, who is chair of emergency ...