Virus

Health experts in New York have confirmed the state's first known case of a potentially deadly tick-borne illness with no cure. Father-of-three Michael Larkin, 67, from Long Island, was diagnosed with Bourbon virus, a rare virus that…

A new virus catalogue reveals the terrifying pathogens most likely to spark the next global health emergency.Researchers have compiled the most comprehensive list of all known RNA viruses that are capable of infecting humans.Among those…

A strain of a common sexually transmitted disease may be lurking in millions of Americans' feet without them ever knowing it, but letting it go untreated can lead to pain and major complications.There are more than 200 strains of human…

Health officials are raising the alarm over the rapid spread of Ebola in an outbreak that has killed more than 130 people and infected nearly 600, including an American.World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

The CDC is 'mobilizing' a global response to an Ebola outbreak in Africa after 'a small number of Americans' were exposed to the deadly virus. The agency said Sunday that an unspecified number of Americans based in the Democratic…

A rat virus survivor has revealed how the potentially fatal disease left her in a coma, within an inch of her life and with excruciating long term effects.Jennifer Benewiat, 43, told the Daily Mail she experienced ICU psychosis and had…

Earlier this year, the CDC issued a global travel notice for multiple countries over spiraling outbreaks of a mosquito-borne disease that can cause brain bleeds.The level 1 travel advisory was issued after detecting unusual upticks in…

A controversial Trump-nominated assistant health secretary is leading the nation's hantavirus outbreak response.Admiral Brian Christine, an Alabama-based urologist, joined the Trump administration in November 2025 as Assistant Secretary…

By ALEXA LARDIERI, US HEALTH EDITOR Published: 15:14 EDT, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 00:25 EDT, 16 May 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Hantavirus, the deadly rat virus that has so far killed three people on a cruise ship and infected seven others has no known cure and an alarming death rate of nearly 40 percent.  So far three passengers of the MV Hondius, have died as a…