Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified a new virus that appears to be linked to colon cancer.

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Most people have the Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus. Sometimes people are unaware of this virus in their body; it settles into immune cells and remains for the duration.

Travel advisories have been issued for the Seychelles, Bolivia, Cuba, Suriname and Sri Lanka due to chikungunya outbreaks.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

It signals an elevated health risk that warrants additional precautions for U.S. travelers heading to the affected regions.

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new travel advisory for an archipelago of islands amid an ongoing ...

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...

A new review tracks expanding chikungunya transmission, chronic sequelae, diagnostics, and prevention advances through 2025.

Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an urgent travel health notice for travelers to a popular tourist destination after a confirmed outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus raised ...