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How many different viruses are there on planet Earth? Twenty years ago Stephen Morse suggested that there were about one million viruses of vertebrates (he arrived at this calculation by assuming ~20 different viruses in each of the 50,000 vertebrates...

Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B : assay validation, virus-host interaction and clinical relevance Engdahl, Elin 2016-12-16 09.00 sal Eken, Norrbacka S2:02, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Solna Inst för klinisk neurovetenskap / Dept of Clinical Neuroscience...

Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, September 2016 | MMWR MMWR Early Release Vol. 65, Early Release September 30, 2...

#11,810 The World Health Organization has published their (semi) monthly Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface risk assessment (dated Oct 3rd, but just posted) which provides details on fivew different types of human novel flu (H5N6, H7N9, H3N2v,...

The Monkeypox virus is very similar to the human smallpox virus.  Indeed, both viruses are in the same family of viruses known as Poxviridae. Like the smallpox virus, the monkeypox virus can be transmitted to humans.  In fact, symptoms of monkeypox...