The UK Health Security Agency has published a list of the 24 pathogen families that could pose the greatest risk to public ...

Inflammation is a biological response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells or irradiation. It is a protective attempt by the organism to remove injurious stimuli and to initiate ...

Scientists have found that an oral antiviral drug successfully prevents monkeys from dying after an Ebola infection, an advance that may prevent future outbreaks of the deadly virus. The Ebola virus ...

New research this month shows that the experimental antiviral obeldesivir prevented up to 100% of deaths in monkeys infected ...

As well as protecting the monkeys from death, the treatment also evoked an immune response. Senior author Dr Thomas Geisbert ...

Scientists have found that an oral antiviral drug successfully prevents monkeys from dying after an Ebola infection, an ...

More information: Courtney Woolsey et al, The oral drug obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against lethal Ebola virus ...

On 18 February, Byegarazo and seven others walked out of treatment centers in Kampala and Mbale, a city in Eastern Uganda, ...

In her new book, A History of the World in Six Plagues, Edna Bonhomme describes a 2014 epidemic that decimated a neighborhood ...

Since it's been less than 21 days, he is still at risk for getting Ebola. The infection starts within 21 days after the last exposure. You will need to watch for symptoms until 21 days have passed.

The anti-inflammatory diet includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, fish, and lean protein. These foods may lower your risk of developing heart disease and other chronic ...

Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday, with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the ...