US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday (August 17) that it was keeping an eye on a new, highly mutated lineage of virus that causes COVID-19.

US: CDC keeps eye on new lineage of virus that causes Covid

Countries around the world are recording a rise in Wuhan virus cases. In the US, Wuhan virus hospitalisations are on a rise, so are no. of people testing positive after a visiting to the emergency room. The UK and Japan too have reported rise in cases. Should you be worried? Is your vaccine still effective?

Gravitas: The Wuhan virus is back. What should you do?

Viruses were always a thing of fascination. The normally 'dead' microbes appear instantly to be 'living' when they find a host cell to attack. Even a casual reader of the news knows a bit about viruses.

Scientists find some 'gigantic' viruses in soil samples

Amid heavy rainfall in Delhi and nearby areas over the past few weeks, multiple cases of conjunctivitis are being reported across many regions in India. Watch this to know more.

Conjunctivitis cases on the rise in India: What's causing the spike?

A researcher from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chao Shao, has made claims about the origins of the coronavirus and has linked them to plans for developing a highly contagious virus as a bioweapon.

COVID-19 was engineered as ‘bioweapon’ to purposely infect people, claims Wuhan researcher

Wuhan virus has often been used as a synonym for Covid-19. As the entire world & many of the reports claimed the leak of the virus from China's Wuhan Laboratory. But many kinds of research were conducted on Coronavirus before the outbreak. An independent watchdog agency found that U.S. taxpayer funds flowed to Chinese entities for a research.

Did US taxpayers fund $2M worth of research in Wuhan before the COVID-19 outbreak?

A report published on Tuesday (June 13) revealed that a big new trial of the chikungunya vaccine candidate from French-Austrian pharmaceutical company Valneva had shown promising results.

First-ever, single-shot Chikungunya vaccine shows positive results: Study

Over 175 people reported feeling down with norovirus during a recent Celebrity Summit cruise to Bermuda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Norovirus outbreak on celebrity ship: More than 175 down with symptoms, cruise implements rigorous measures

World Health Organization released a statement on Friday informing that Tanzania has declared an end of the deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, the cases o which were first reported in the month of March this year.

Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak, says WHO

A new virus is picking up the steam. Should it be considered as a new threat? While the cases of COVID & RSV are falling, another respiratory virus called HMPV is spreading. In early March, around 20% of antigen tests & nearly 11% of PCR tests for HMPV were positive in the US. Cases of human metapneumovirus spiked this spring.

What is HMPV respiratory virus that is wreaking havoc in the US?

Covid-19 cases are rising once again. The cases are proliferating in the epicentre of the virus. The current wave of Covid-19 infections in China could be as high as 65 million cases a week. Experts, however, have told that the current surge is 'unlikely' to impact India. As the country has already been exposed to the Omicron subvariant causing the surge.

Why India need not worry about China’s recent COVID surge

India is facing a new threat. Some scientists view India's Kerala as a ‘global hotspot’ for the potential emergence of a new coronavirus. Another virus too emerged here in 2018, called the Nipah virus. The virus is again finding new ways to enter in the human body.

How a bat virus from India's Kerala found new ways to infect people

The Indonesian authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the pigs supplied to Singapore from a farm were infected with the African swine fever (ASF) virus. The pig samples from the farm on Pulab Bulan in the Riau Islands province were tested, which make up for about 15 per cent of Singapore's total pork supply.

Pigs exported to Singapore from Indonesia confirmed to have African swine fever virus

A 36-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian man has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for allegedly smuggling 26 puppies and a kitten in laundry bags from Malaysia to Singapore, as reported by the Press Trust of India (PTI).

Indian-origin Malaysian sentenced for smuggling puppies, kitten to Singapore in laundry bags

There is reportedly a 27.5 per cent chance of a deadly pandemic like COVID-19 occurring in the next decade. This is likely to happen as viruses are emerging more frequently. Watch this to know more.

World has 28% risk of new Covid-like pandemic within 10 years: Study

A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people. Watch this to know everything about this virus.

H3N8 bird flu: Everything you need to know about the virus

The first human case of bird flu has been discovered in Chile, the nation's health ministry announced on Wednesday. According to a statement released by the ministry, the case was found in a 53-year-old man who had severe influenza symptoms but was otherwise stable, reported Reuters.

Chile confirms first human case of bird flu in 53-year-old man with severe influenza symptoms

A recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology found that people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus might experience changes in their genome structure that could explain their immunity-related symptoms and risk of long Covid.

SARS-CoV-2 virus can alter our DNA, lead to long Covid: Study

Experts have noted that the influenza H3N2 virus is causing significant medical issues, particularly severe lung infections, and that it "has changed its pattern unexpectedly in just six months" as concern about the virus has risen, as reported by the Mint.

H3N2 Influenza changing pattern unexpectedly: Experts warn more hospitalisations

India’s southern Kerala state on Monday recorded two cases of norovirus— a gastrointestinal zoonotic disease that is transmitted through close contact who have already been infected.

Multiple cases of norovirus found in India’s Kerala. Here’s all you need to know about the zoonotic disease

Researchers have found what may be the first-ever “virovore” or an organism which eats viruses. The study was published last week, in the PNAS journal by scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States, which found two plankton organisms named Halteria and Paramecium, can not only feed on viruses but also thrive by consuming them.

‘Virovore’: Scientists discover an organism that eats viruses

China is witnessing a new COVID outbreak most likely due to the BF.7 Omicron variant. There are many reports which suggest that the ground situation in hospitals and crematoriums is scary owing to the explosion in the daily number of COVID cases and the shortage of medical staff.

China downgrades COVID management to class B, what does it mean?

Viruses and bacteria plague the air throughout the year. Then why are respiratory illnesses more common in winter? A new study answers the question.

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Viruses and bacteria plague the air throughout the year. Then why are respiratory illnesses more common in winter? A new study answers the question. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Why do more people catch a cold in winter?

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