USAID leads the government's efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil. Some ...

In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

"Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be." - Rita ...

The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...

First death from measles in Texas confirmed and case numbers are rising. Will measles outbreak spread to Louisiana? Here's ...

Measles usually doesn’t kill people, but it can, and it can cause permanent disabilities, especially in children.

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells ...

Measles can cause seizures, blindness and death, and children under the age of 5 are particularly vulnerable to complications ...