Today's influenza vaccines primarily prevent infection in individuals, but new research led by the University of Michigan and ...

A newly identified virus–cell hybrid structure allows viruses to spread faster and more aggressively by hitching a ride on ...

A critical component in analyzing the development and spread of viruses is the mechanism by which it is transmitted. Transmission of viruses occurs in two different ways: horizontally and vertically.

The top 5 infectious disease stories on AJMC.com this year covered both outbreaks and government-related developments. Bird ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 infection, can be transmitted from mother to baby before, during and after childbirth -- but such occurrences are rare, a new study reveals. SARS-CoV-2, the ...

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of ...

Before April 2022, monkeypox virus infection in humans was seldom reported outside African regions where it is endemic. Currently, cases are occurring worldwide. Transmission, risk factors, clinical ...

Back in the early to mid-1980s prior to the vaccine availability of hepatitis B, concerns about proper infection control in dentistry emerged. Ungloved dentists, especially oral surgeons, were ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a public health advisory highlighting the increased risk of infectious disease transmission ...