The Ebola virus, Cordyceps fungi, and even the stomach flu have helped inspire some of the most gruesome infectious diseases seen on the screen.

SCHOOL groups and tourists are visiting a bat-filled cave riddled with Marburg virus, previously flagged as having pandemic potential. “Python Cave”, in western Uganda, is home to tens of ...

Against measles’ 12-18, smallpox – one of the most feared and deadliest diseases humanity faced, until it was eradicated – had an R 0 of 5-7. Polio is about the same, while the Ebola virus that caused ...

A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina ...

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In late January 2026, Indian authorities confirmed two new Nipah virus cases in West Bengal state. Following the news, a video circulated on social media in Africa purportedly showing Uganda’s health ...

Following the Nipah virus outbreak in India, we asked experts about ongoing research into treatments, if there is a cause for concern, and whether they think another quarantine situation is likely.

Infant deaths in India have declined, but viral infection rates remain high, underscoring that water and sanitation alone ...

With measles outbreaks, flu spikes, and COVID as a seasonal threat, learn key differences between these contagious diseases, ...

Flu, Covid, RSV and HMPV rising in NJ? Here's what to know about human metapneumovirus symptoms and why there may be no ...

Discovery of many predators feeding on bats may be a ‘Rosetta Stone’ for understanding how diseases spread between animals, researchers hope ...

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to ...