What you need to know Measles is caused by Morbillivirus hominis , a member of the Paramyxoviridae family (which includes mumps, parainfluenza, and Nipah viruses).1 Spread is airborne through aerosol ...

Nevertheless, the combination of microcephaly and defects of cerebral organogenesis, especially those related to impairment of neuronal migration, is a strong indication of congenital central nervous ...

Weekly surveillance reports and monitoring maps for measles and rubella in Canada. In Canada, 17 new cases of measles and no new cases of rubella were reported in week 5, 2025. To date in 2025, 44 ...

the virus has long been present in the UK, and elsewhere too. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has long been tracking cases, which commonly spike around this time of year. Infections are ...

Japanese medical institutions are having difficulty obtaining supplies of rubella vaccines. Some have temporarily been unable to provide vaccinations. The Tokyo Medical Association conducted a ...

This is the warning of a new paper in the journal Science Advances, which concluded that vaccinating against the highly pathogenic H5 subtype of avian influenza virus (AIV) may drive viral evolution.

Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, noted that it is currently peak respiratory virus season. "It is not a ‘quad-demic ...

According to the WHO, the average fatality rate is around 50% but as many as 88% of infected patients can die depending on the strain and infection management. The virus is transmitted to people ...

People often make mistakes in differentiating between viral fever and fever caused by bacterial infection. Due to cold weather, changing seasons, and weak immunity, adults and children can fall ...