The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life – quietly dormant in the ...

A recent article by Harvard Medical School discussed an unexpected benefit that the shingles vaccine might provide ...

A vaccine that blocks infection with the human papillomavirus has helped to lower cervical cancer rates. Researchers want to ...

Shingles, caused by varicella-zoster virus, is a painful infection that can lead to serious complications if left untreated.

However, the Stanford team utilized a natural experiment created by Wales’ shingles vaccination policy. Starting on September ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, while herpes simplex virus (HSV) is responsible for oral and genital herpes. Although current treatments mainly focus on inhibiting viral ...

New Delhi: When someone has chickenpox, red spots appear on the body. Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. In this disease, red spots or rashes emerge all over the body. This ...

There are fears that a deadly virus has hit Britain after sweeping through Europe and killing 90% of the rabbits it infects. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) was identified in France and the ...

Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab. The old website included information on vaccines ...

Leading UK doctors have sounded the alarm over an increase in severe flesh-eating infections that carry a significant risk of death. In a recent report, medical professionals highlighted concerns ...

“Initial conversations were often about imagining what does 28 years later mean? If the infection is still in Britain, what does the infection look like?,” said Garland. “How does the rest ...

That is now in its clinical trial stages. "Lack of [a] herpes simplex virus (HSV) vaccine, low vaccination rates of Influenza viruses, waning immunity and viral transmission after vaccination ...