Like other viruses before it, the total damages from WannaCry were estimated to be in the billions of dollars. Interestingly, it was revealed that the EternalBlue exploit was actually developed by the ...

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

A powerful new computer virus was today causing havoc with e-mail systems across the world. Experts described the virus, called Goner, as one of the fastest-spreading they had yet seen and warned ...

Here's what to know. “We’ve never seen a global spread of avian influenza virus like this,” says Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the ...

Pilar Pérez Romero is affiliated with the spin-off company Vaxdyn SL as a founding partner. Lee Rafuse Haines does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Specifically, the CDC notes that H1N1- and H3N2-related variants, both type A flu strains, are the predominant flu viruses circulating this season. While type B influenza only accounts for a small ...

Meta confirms new WhatsApp spyware attack. Update, Feb. 3, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 1, now updated with comments from security experts regarding the zero-click attack against ...

For example, if you inhale a cold virus through your nose, your immune system targets that virus and either stops it in its tracks or primes you to recover. While recovery may take time ...

The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu." This is not the same type of bird flu that's already been spreading on dairy cow and poultry ...

With positive cases of HMPV hitting a record high this winter season so far, how worried should we be? A typically lesser known virus is looking to make its mark this winter – the human ...

H5N9 is believed to be a genetic mix of other bird flu viruses, including H5N1. The discovery follows a recent H5N1-related death in Louisiana, increasing concerns about bird flu. Incidentally, H5N9 ...