The rate of functional cure (HBsAg loss) remains unsatisfactory following pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) treatment in chronic ...

Severe cases can lead to brain swelling, or encephalitis, where symptoms can include confusion, drowsiness and seizures.

Some countries are on alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. Here's what to ...

Hepatitis C virus treatment is increasingly being offered in primary care because medications now require less frequent monitoring and have fewer adverse effects.

Two cases have been detected in India among health care workers.

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, ...

Nipah virus belongs to a family called henipaviruses and is zoonotic, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. Fruit ...

After viruses infected our evolutionary ancestors, bits of viral DNA lodged themselves into their genomes—and we still carry around genetic remnants of those viruses now. Known as endogenous ...

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials ...

A silent disease transmitted by rats continues to kill within days, but a new oral drug could change its fatal outcome.

Purpose: The treatment options for viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B are summarized. Summary: Myocarditis is a common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. The most common causes of infectious ...