A meningitis outbreak in the UK, with 29 cases linked to Kent, is under investigation for a possible vaping connection and a mutated strain. Many cases involve meningitis B and require hospitalization ...

The virus often mutates by simply deleting small pieces of its genetic code. The mutations "disguise" the virus from ...

Officials say it is the first time this has happened in California, and are raising the alarm amid concerns the virus could mutate to be better able to infect humans.

A 'superfood' commonly found in restaurants and grocery stores may be able to prevent an infection with a common, and ...

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An unusual therapy developed at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) could change the way the world fights influenza, one of the deadliest infectious diseases. In a new study in Science Advances, researchers ...