Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus—a close cousin of smallpox—has spread rapidly worldwide. From 2022 to 2025, more ...

World Health Organization is preparing for future pandemics. It tested global readiness with 'Exercise Polaris'. The exercise simulated an outbreak of a fictional virus named Mammothpox. This virus ...

open image in gallery Hantavirus is a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents, including deer mice, and can cause serious disease in humans (California ...

The earliest evidence of the virus is in Egyptian mummies dating back to the 3rd century BCE. The first-known written description of the disease appeared in China in the 4th century CE and smallpox ...

Doctors waged a vaccination campaign to wipe out smallpox which succeeded by the late 1970s. • All nations were asked to destroy stocks of the virus or hand them to high-security installations ...

Following widespread vaccination with vaccinia virus (VACV), smallpox, which is caused by variola virus (VARV), was declared officially eradicated in 1980. For many years, only sporadic OPXV ...

The "most effective way" to prevent the spread of the virus is to get the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Kennedy wrote in his post. Kennedy has routinely been criticized for his ...

Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus Jan. 20, 2025 — Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus.

There have not been any cases in Canada. As long as precautions are taken, there is low risk of contracting Marburg virus disease in a country where the disease is present.

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in some cases, lead to more serious illness.

Image credit: Shutterstock/ davide bonaldo. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the freeze-dried formulation of Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox and mpox vaccine in a move expected to ...