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Highly contagious avian influenza has been circulating around the world since 2020.Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images The H5N1 avian influenza virus that is circulating around the…

Avian influenza has been prevalent in wild animals for years, but it is now adapting to humans.Vuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket, Getty Images The threat of the deadly…

H5N1 avian influenza virus is causing sporadic cases in humansLuca Bruno/Associated Press/Alamy If the H5N1 avian influenza virus causes a pandemic, older people may have better…

Scanning electron micrograph of Marburg virus particlesNIAID Rwanda is facing its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak. Starting in late September, by October 17, 62 cases and 15…

Our toothbrushes contain not only bacteria but also a huge number of viruses.Kathryn Ziegler/Getty Images Hundreds of viruses that infect bacteria have been found on toothbrushes…

Locus’ treatment is actually a cocktail of six phages. The company uses artificial intelligence to E. coliThree phages are “lytic” and act by infecting. E. coli…

Saline nasal sprays may stop children’s sneezing fasterONFOKUS.COM, Sebastian Court/Getty Images Saline nasal sprays appear to help speed up cold recovery: In a new study, children…

MPOX awareness banner displayed at Chennai International Airport in India on August 21R. Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images A new MPOX variant, called the Ib lineage,…

Health workers assess a suspected case of MPOX in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo.Arlette Basij/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, continues…

Illustration of mpox virusGetty Images/Science Photo Library The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing MPOX (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak in Central and West…