The infection began getting widespread attention after it was linked to the recent death of Gene Hackman's wife . | Credit: ...

The deadly Marburg virus outbreak, similar to Ebola, is seriously concerning the WHO (World Health Organization). In Belgium, the authorities are calling on the population to be vigilant. The Belgian ...

Droplets are enlarged for illustration purposes. A child can inhale virus-containing droplets in a room where another child — unknowingly infected with measles — has been studying or playing ...

Use the tweezers to pull out a segment of DNA from the hepatitis B virus. A subunit vaccine makes use of just a small portion of a pathogen. For a virus, the vaccine can contain just a piece of ...