In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds.
Tag: Influenza
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.
What’s Next for the Coronavirus?
Scientists studying the virus’s continuing evolution, and the body’s immune responses, hope to head off a resurgence and to better understand long Covid.
Amid Signs of a Covid Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond.
Amid Signs of a Covid Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond.
The Covid Pandemic’s Hidden Casualties: Pregnant Women
Many expectant women have avoided vaccination, unaware that the virus poses great risks to both fetus and mother.
One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine?
Scientists have tested in animals a vaccine that may protect against 20 strains of influenza, helping to prevent another pandemic.
Inside the High-Stakes Race to Test the Covid Tests
Researchers in Atlanta have helped the federal government evaluate dozens of Covid tests and pioneer a new model for developing novel diagnostics.
An Undiscovered Coronavirus? The Mystery of the ‘Russian Flu’
Scientists are grasping for any example that could help anticipate the future of Covid, even a mysterious respiratory pandemic that spread in the late 19th century.
What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us
Viral evolution is a long game. Here’s where scientists think we could be headed.