A terrifying discovery in the field of vector-borne diseases shows that the Zika virus uses human skin to help mosquitoes ...

While much about the tropical disease remains unknown, the recent spate of infections has raised questions about whether it could become the next Zika virus. Here’s everything you need to know ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives ... Many mosquito-borne viruses are spreading rapidly as ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the United States, taking flight in Florida. They are intended to ...

Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological ... of the mosquito species that transmit Zika and other vector-borne ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby cells, including in placental cells, according to a team of researchers from ...

2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ... Wrong Place, Wrong Time ...

chief of basic and translational research and professor of medicine – infectious diseases at Baylor. “Understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is ...

One significant outstanding question about Oropouche is whether it can spread via semen, which would effectively make it a sexually transmittable disease. Zika virus can be spread this way ...

Oropouche virus, a new infectious disease, has been reported in travelers ... Similar to viruses like dengue and Zika, Oropouche virus symptoms include fever, chills, headache, and muscle aches.

Authorities on the French overseas territory of Réunion Island have issued a health alert after more than 4,000 new cases of ...

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, or ICDDR,B, has detected the first “cluster” of Zika virus in Bangladesh. The patients with Zika virus were first detected ...