Few viruses are as widespread – and sometimes misunderstood – as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. It’s so common that most of us – up to 80% – will encounter it at some point in our lives, often ...

Breast cancer patients who have been in remission for years or even decades may still need to be cautious about respiratory infections. Some common viruses may re-awaken a very small number of dormant ...

Cancer survivors could see the disease return with a vengeance if they contract a common virus, new research suggests. A study, led by scientists from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical ...

IRISH parents are being warned about a common virus that mainly affects babies and young children. Cases of chickenpox have jumped in Ireland, and the HSE has issued an urgent warning. The common ...

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds of people worldwide who are under age 50 may be infected. HSV-1 can spread ...

Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin’s cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus. The report, ...

A study published 30 years ago is striking up new conversation about the potential connection between the common cold sore and Alzheimer’s disease. Published in The Lancet in 1997, researchers ...

A long-term dementia care ward saw an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus that infected 73 percent of patients, showing the challenges inherent in preventing the spread ...

Researchers discovered Human Pegivirus in brain tissue from five of ten Parkinson's patients, suggesting the virus may play a ...

If you are diagnosed with the flu and you’re considered high-risk for complications, your doctor will likely recommend that ...

Detection of common cold coronaviruses (ccCoVs) decreased by approximately half after the widespread SARS-CoV-2 exposure and COVID-19 vaccination, whereas detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...

Modern laboratory techniques for the detection of novel human viruses are greatly needed as physicians and epidemiologists increasingly deal with infectious diseases caused by new or previously ...