The days are getting shorter and colder weather will soon be upon us - so it’s a great excuse to get cosy and treat yourself ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

Sloths are mistaken for being lazy, taking up to four hours to travel a mile across the treetops. But this is evolution at work. They put teenagers to shame by sleeping up to 18 hours a day to ...

@catnamedcalvin Calvin is a cat who sports cowboy hats and boots — but he's so much more than his cute costumes. “I love everything about this cat,” says Ariel Hsieh, a 33-year-old marketing ...

As of Aug. 16, there have been 21 cases of Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called "sloth fever," detected among U.S. travelers returning from Cuba, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

More recently, another less-known virus is making the rounds across the US: sloth fever. Formally known as Oropouche virus, sloth fever is an insect-borne illness spread through the bite of an ...

Oropouche virus is also known as ‘sloth fever’ but is found in a number of other animals in the wild (Credit: Getty Images) A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more ...

International authorities are issuing warnings about "sloth fever" or Oropouche virus disease, after an increase in cases in South America, US and Europe. The illness is primarily transmitted by ...

It has already caused more than 8,000 cases of the disease – often known by its nickname "sloth fever" – in five countries during the first seven months of 2024. The virus also recently caused ...

A rare virus, referred to as sloth fever, was detected in 21 travellers who were returning from Cuba to the US, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One case in New ...