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22 hours ago · Around 270 viruses are known to infect humans, but that list too is growing all the time, with the emergence of new infectious diseases caused by viruses such as Sars-CoV-2, the Zika virus and Mpox.
22 hours ago · Examples of common human diseases caused by viruses include the common cold, influenza, chickenpox, and cold sores. Many serious diseases such as rabies , Ebola virus disease , AIDS (HIV) , avian influenza , and SARS are caused by viruses.
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2 days ago · Explosive geographical expansion of the avian influenza virus (AIV) continues to threaten human and animal health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals from 17 countries across five continents have been infected by the five emerging (H5N8, H10N3, H3N8, H10N5, and H5N2) and four re-emerging (H5N1, H5N6, H7N9, and H9N2) subtypes of AIV since 2019 (appendix). H5N1 viruses, especially those of clade 2.3.4.4b, continue to diversify genetically, spread geographically, and infect ...
1 day ago · Ebola, infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Filoviridae that is responsible for a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever. In humans, ebolaviruses cause fatality in 25 to 90 percent of cases.
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5 days ago · Viruses infect humans. But, in fact, viruses infect many organisms, so you'll have viruses that infect fungi, viruses that infect bacteria, and we can learn a lot about how viruses maintain themselves by studying viruses that infect a whole host of species.
1 day ago · Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") due to the symptom of panic when presented with liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abnormal sensations at the site of exposure.
2 days ago · Viruses that affect human health. Read the latest medical research on virology, from herpes virus to ebola virus and more.
