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Why hand sanitizer doesn’t cut it for norovirus, and what works instead
Norovirus spreads fast, hits hard, and thrives in the very places you are used to trusting a quick pump of sanitizer to keep you safe. If you rely on that clear gel alone, you are leaving a big gap in ...
Cases of norovirus are beginning to increase in areas of the U.S. But, experts say, you can’t rely on hand sanitizer alone to protect you from this particular bug. Instead, there are other ways to ...
Viruses are acellular, potential pathogenic agents causing infections, ranging from acute to chronic. A wide range of conventional immunization methodologies have been employed to control viral ...
For years scientists have suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—a type of herpesvirus that infects 94 percent of the global population by adulthood and causes mononucleosis (aka “mono”)—might be ...
Researchers at the Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have made what they describe as a breakthrough in the fight against viral diseases, ...
Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus carrying the same name. It was first discovered in 1952 in Tanzania, but cases and outbreaks have since been reported in more than 100 countries, according ...
They came for blood — and left behind something worse. Thousands of people in China have been infected with a painful mosquito-borne virus, triggering the country’s most aggressive public health ...
This letter to the editor presents an in-depth overview of the current state of Nipah virus (NiV) vaccine development, highlighting both scientific advancements and critical challenges that still ...
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa — West Nile Virus is a family of enveloped positive-strand, RNA viruses that can infect mammals and birds. The virus is usually transmitted through mosquitoes. The ...
The film discusses the nature of viruses, including their structure, reproduction, and the diseases they cause. It explains how viruses are incredibly small and require a host cell to survive and ...
Influenza A viruses rapidly adjust their shape when placed in conditions that reduce infection efficiency, such as the presence of antiviral antibodies or host incompatibility. A virus' shape is ...
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