This particular giant virus, which they called Jyvaskylavirus, is 200 nanometers in diameter, or about two times the size of ...

Detailed results from the CENTERSTONE trial show treatment with Xofluza reduced the odds of transmission, or spread of influenza virus, from an infected person to household members by 32% ...

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...

Antiviral treatment of influenza is recommended as soon as possible for hospitalized patients and for outpatients who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications. 1,2 The Food and ...

Get your gallon of hand sanitizer out from underneath the kitchen sink, because while COVID-19 levels may be low, a slew of other respiratory illnesses are riding high in the Bay Area. According ...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have created a chewing gum that can neutralize viruses responsible for causing influenza and herpes in humans. This antiviral ...

Health experts are worried about this gap in public perception, highlighting a potential lack of preparedness for a possible public health crisis should the virus evolve. “These attitudes could ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...

The team looked at neutralizing herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and influenza A strains (H1N1 and H3N2) through a clinically loaded chewing gum made with lablab beans (Lablab purpureus).

Amy Aspelund, Vice President of Research and Development at Vivaldi Biosciences, will present data at the World Vaccine Congress showing that immunization with DeltaFLU blocks transmission of highly ...