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Officials are seeing a new spike in flu activity as a second strain of flu hits on the heels of the first.

As the number of coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far worse: Two-thirds of the world’s population could catch it. So says Ira Longini, an adviser to the World Health Organization who tracked studies of the virus’s

The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 1,370 people and infected more than 60,000. New research from a group of Chinese scientists suggests the virus' incubation period could be as long as 24 days. Currently, the

As the new coronavirus, called 2019-nCoV, spreads rapidly around the globe, the international community is scrambling to keep up. Scientists rush to develop a vaccine, policymakers debate the most effective containment methods, and health care systems str

Bizarre organism found in amoebae in Brazil is named after mythical sea siren

An official in Shanghai confirmed the virus also travelled through aerosol transmission, which means it can float a long distance through the air and cause infection later when it is breathed in.

(STUDY FINDS) -- BOCHUM, Germany — As the number of patients infected with the novel coronavirus continue to rise out of Wuhan, China, as well as in the United States, the world is watching with bated breath as scientists from all over the globe wor

CORONAVIRUS may be much more lethal than official figures suggest, with many medical experts suggesting the current mortality rate of two percent is naively low and doesn't account for the lag between infection rates and final recovery or death from t

A 60-year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with the illness died at Jinyintian Hospital in Wuhan, China on Thursday.

The rate of increase for new cases discovered is rising but this coronavirus appears less lethal than its viral predecessors.

On Jan. 23, the Chinese government locked down the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus that has infected more than 20,000 people and killed over 420 had been first reported.

The number of deaths in China's central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak had risen by 65 to 479 as of Tuesday, Chinese state television reported on Wednesday.'

A city in Hunan province, which boarders Wuhan's Hubei province, has killed thousands of chickens after an H5N1 outbreak.

Ana Farfan reacts to getting an influenza vaccine shot at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Coronavirus has jumped to the forefront of health concerns as the United States has declared a public health emerg

Cases of one confirmed novel coronavirus patient infecting multiple people have recently been reported in two provinces on the Chinese mainland.

The World Health Organization has said there's no present evidence that pets, such as dogs and cats, can be infected with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Scientists have discovered that fecal samples from patients infected with the novel coronavirus also have tested positive for the virus, meaning it is highly possible that the live virus can exist and spread through contaminated fecal matter.

If you've been keeping a close eye on the progress of the coronavirus outbreak over the past month or so, one thing that probably gave you a little peace of mind is the relatively low number ...

The nation's top infectious disease doctor says a new study published Thursday night shows people can spread the Wuhan coronavirus before symptoms set in.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first quarantine order in more than five decades in response to the rapid spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, an agency official said Friday. The CDC placed the quarantine order on a group of 195 Amer