Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of organism, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea.
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It has become a hot topic among the GOP Presidential candidates, with Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann lashing out at Texas Gov. Rick Perry over his 2007 executive or...
About 26,000 cases of cancer diagnosed in the U.S. each year are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new government report.Of the...
A new clinical trial proves that the vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV) called Gardasil , is equally effective in protecting men as it is at protecting wome...
Federal health officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional layer of protection against th...
At least one of the arguments used by conservative Republican presidential candidates to criticize Texas Gov. Rick Perry's attempt to mandate that girls get vaccinat...
About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the f...
The journal Nature has published the first of two controversial papers about laboratory-enhanced versions of the deadly bird flu virus that initially sparked fears a...
It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us.Some can pose real threats — Lyme disease from tiny ticks, West Nile virus from mosquitoes, or life-threatening...
U.S. asks journal to cut flu study facts
A new study further eases fears that the rotavirus vaccine might increase the risk of blocked bowels in infants -- a concern that led to an earlier version of the va...
Scientists have found three new gene variations linked to the development of Hodgkin lymphoma , one of the most common cancers in young adults, and say the findings ...
You can slather on the DEET and light citronella candles this summer, but you still divulge your location to hungry mosquitos just by breathing. Like a smoke signal,...
A mosquito batch south of Peoria has provided the first positive West Nile virus test result in Illinois this year.The Illinois Department of Public Health today ann...
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel recommended Tuesday routine vaccination of boys ages 11 and 12 with Gardasil, which protects against infe...
Among girls and women who get their first human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine, the percent who complete all three doses is dropping, according to a new study.One o...
Last year's West Nile virus season was the mildest in eight years, and just one case of serious illness has been reported so far this year.U.S. health officials on T...
Cases of the severe form of West Nile virus rose in 2010, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .There were 1,021 cases of West Nile ...
New York's Westchester County has its first human case of the West Nile virus this year.The Journal News reports that health officials say an 80-year-old Yonkers wom...
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