There are many different bloodborne pathogens including Hepatitis C, malaria, or syphilis, but Hepatitis B (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are the two diseases specifically addressed ...

For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

The Black Death plague, bird flu and mpox are among 24 threats that have been added to an influential watchlist of the ...

It is hydrochloric acid and while it does us no harm, it is strong enough to kill any pathogens that have been caught in mucus in the airways or consumed in food or water. Stomach acid is a ...

But the spread of human diseases to animals – known as "reverse zoonosis" – is a growing threat, often even bigger than habitat loss or poaching, said Nature. Humans have transmitted Covid-19 ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health. By Carl Zimmer The viruses we know best are the ones that make us ...

Researchers believe the new discovery could improve treatments and clear Enterobacter infections more efficiently, leading to less deaths.