Here's a list of five of Florida's most dangerous animals and what to do if you run into a shark or gator while swimming in ...

There are no confirmed cases in the US, but 41 people who were potentially exposed to the Andes virus are in quarantine or being monitored for symptoms. This includes a group of 18 passengers from the ...

Countries around the world, including the U.S., are preparing to deal with the more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship where at least three people have ...

An elderly man had just started running a fever when he walked into a birthday party in the Argentine village of Epuyen in 2018. That began the last "super-spreader" event of the Andes strain of ...

A hantavirus outbreak is suspected after three deaths were reported aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, leaving another 149 people on board, two of them seriously ill, according to reports. Here's what ...

Physician and molecular biologist Katherine High remembers sitting at a staff meeting of the gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics on November 15, 2018, waiting to hear from a guest speaker, when ...

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...

Lovebug season in Florida occurs twice a year, during April-May and August-September. Contrary to a persistent myth, the University of Florida did not create lovebugs. The population of lovebugs has ...

A new virus-fighting plastic film could transform everyday surfaces into invisible defenders against disease. Instead of relying on chemicals, this flexible material is covered in microscopic pillars ...

Lovebug season is officially here! Lovebugs are always present in Florida, but females typically come out in swarms in April and May, and again in August and September for the mating season. The ...

Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic disease in humans caused by the Marburg virus. It is carried by Egyptian fruit bats and can spread to people after exposure in caves ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward stopping Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), an extremely common infection linked to cancer and chronic disease. By using mice engineered with human antibody genes, ...