Two new studies find that British colonists arriving via ship in the late 18th century likely introduced smallpox, which ...

A Chicago man whose story of waking up to what he believed was a rat chewing on his face captured the attention of millions ...

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, reports that a Coverage Initiating ...

We warn readers that the content of this study is confronting and may be distressing. In April 1789, the first smallpox ...

Researchers say British colonization of Australia may have killed millions after smallpox arrived with the First Fleet ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

Community transmission of a more serious type of mpox virus is increasing in several countries. Here's what health officials ...

Deadly squirrelpox found in Scotland’s under-threat red squirrels - The squirrelpox virus is carried by grey squirrels and ...

Adult dies of measles as cases surge across England - It follows the deaths of two children just last month ...