Tagged With Viruses

A mysterious illness that was paralyzing kids has been stopped in its tracks during the pandemic

Kelsie Sandoval

Mouthwash may kill coronavirus in a lab but it won't stop transmission among people

Andrea Michelson

What is malware? Everything you need to know about malicious software and viruses, and how to protect your computer

Dave Johnson

What is adware? How to keep your computer free of annoying or potentially harmful ads

Dave Johnson

Ransomware can encrypt your files and force you to pay money — here's how to avoid ransomware, or deal with an infection

Dave Johnson

The CDC expects to see clusters of a rare polio-like illness among children this fall

Andrea Michelson

Kazakhstan accused China of fabricating reports of an outbreak of pneumonia more deadly than COVID-19

Sinéad Baker

A deadly rabbit virus nicknamed 'bunny Ebola' is spreading in the Southwestern US, killing thousands of rabbits

Aylin Woodward

Copper will not protect you from the coronavirus, despite its germ-killing properties, a microbiologist says

Gabby Landsverk

McConnell says 'classless' Obama 'should have kept his mouth shut' instead of criticising Trump's coronavirus response

Rhea Mahbubani

Trump and Pence will steer clear of each other to cut down on the risk of them both contracting the coronavirus

Rhea Mahbubani

The dryer does not kill all germs, so here's how to keep your clothes germ-free

Ashley Laderer

New York's coronavirus outbreak was a 'primary gateway' for the disease's spread around the US, a researcher says

Rhea Mahbubani

The coronavirus can be found in semen, raising questions of whether it can be sexually transmitted, new research says

Holly Secon

Here are the CDC guidelines the White House doesn't want you to see

Rhea Mahbubani

Before states rush to lift lockdowns they should consider the dangers that asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could unleash

Rhea Mahbubani

Hospital chaplains offer solace from the sidelines, as patients ask them: 'Am I going to die alone in here?'

Rhea Mahbubani

Trump revised the United States' coronavirus death toll estimates again, claiming as many as 100,000 Americans could die

Rhea Mahbubani

Suicide is killing frontline medical workers, but mental-health experts say the situation is far from hopeless

Rhea Mahbubani, Dave Mosher

Coronavirus could kill more than 300,000 people if US restrictions are lifted prematurely, federal documents show. Experts say even that's optimistic.

Rhea Mahbubani