Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox, ...

An unusual property of the smallpox virus is that it only infects humans and not animals and insects (this property was instrumental in the eradication of smallpox). After exposure to the virus, it ...

Heading south for the winter? Oropouche virus, a new infectious disease, has been reported in travelers from Canada and the ...

A collaborative research effort between the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) and the A*STAR Institute of High ...

Of all the diseases ever suffered by humans, smallpox is the only one to be completely eradicated from the face of the Earth. The few known remaining samples are under heavy guard in research labs ...

It can also refer to one specific disease, Yersinia pestis. On top of that, a plague can refer to a large number of insects or animals ... and new ones to arise. Smallpox first emerged around ...

Shingles is a tingling, painful rash caused by the same virus as chickenpox. The bug can stay in the body and be reactivated if someone's immune system is weakened by stress, certain health ...

The first known outbreak of the virus in Scotland was in 2007 near Lockerbie, Dumfries, and Galloway, and in spring last year, the first death from squirrel pox of a red squirrel north of the ...

Causes of chicken pox Blame it on the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). This highly contagious virus spreads like wildfire, ...

University Park, PA (WJAC) — University Health Services at Penn State have announced three new cases of the chickenpox virus on its campus. Health officials say students and staff that were in ...

Small pox vaccination, citrus fruits and fresh ... There was no understanding of bacteria as a cause of disease or insect-borne infections. As the war progressed, the total number of cases of ...