In the gif below you can see a white blood cell called a neutrophil chase down a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. The circular cells that the white blood cell is moving through are red blood cells.

Infection occurs through contact with the blood of an infected person. The NHS says: "Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver. If left untreated, it can sometimes cause serious and ...

The Egyptian rousette fruit bat often also harbours the virus. Among humans, it spreads through bodily fluids and contact with contaminated bedding. Even after people have recovered, their blood ...

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday denied claims that Singapore supposedly discovered that the COVID-19 causes human ...

It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

(ACE2 normally helps regulate blood pressure.) Next, It Slips Inside This releases fusion machinery, part of the spike's stem that is compressed in a springlike state. The virus and lung-cell ...

They show how officials slowed detection rates and even sought to keep public awareness of the virus low. Up to 27,000 people were exposed to hepatitis C after having blood transfusions in the ...

This highlights the importance of being vaccinated against the virus, the researchers say. Blood clots can also occur after vaccination but the risk is far smaller, a major UK study found.

If just one was carrying a virus, the entire batch could be contaminated. UK blood donations were not routinely screened for hepatitis C until 1991, 18 months after the virus was first identified.

Tests of blood and tissues are the best ways to diagnose Ebola. Doctors can test for the virus or antibodies to the virus. If you have Ebola, you’ll be isolated from other people right away to ...

An Iowa resident died from an Ebola-like disease rarely seen in the United States, according to state officials. The Iowa ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...