Why you should definitely get a flu shot this year

As COVID-19 restrictions lift, cases of flu are expected to rise this year, making it more important than ever to get the flu vaccine, says David Cennmino.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 19, 2022 ~7 min

Why you should definitely get a flu shot this year

As COVID-19 restrictions lift, cases of flu are expected to rise this year, making it more important than ever to get the flu vaccine, says David Cennmino.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 19, 2022 ~7 min


Viruses may be 'watching' you – some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them

Phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, can lie dormant within chromosomes until they’re triggered to replicate and burst out of their hosts.

Ivan Erill, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Sept. 15, 2022 ~8 min

Some cleaners don’t do much to fight norovirus

When researchers put a table-wiping robot to work, they learned that some sanitizers don't protect against human norovirus as much as they thought.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Sept. 12, 2022 ~9 min

HIV vaccine ingredient shows promise in primates

"This is significant progress toward a viable HIV vaccine. While we know this will be a many-step process, each step is an advancement toward our goal."

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Sept. 12, 2022 ~4 min

La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases

Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.

Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Associate Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Book reflects on ‘overlapping pandemics’

The author of a new book, "Virology," talks about HIV, COVID-19, monkeypox, and how "overlapping pandemics" shape our lives.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~13 min

Even mild COVID has lingering effects on young adults

After COVID-19, young people have increased cholesterol, high body mass index, and less physical stamina for a time, research finds.

U. Zurich • futurity
Sept. 7, 2022 ~5 min


Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease

Health officials say the new case of polio in New York state and the presence of poliovirus in the municipal wastewater suggests that hundreds more could already be infected with the disease.

Rosemary Rochford, Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Sept. 7, 2022 ~10 min

Watch these viruses most for spillover to humans

Coronaviruses are riskiest for zoonotic transmission and should continue to be prioritized for enhanced surveillance and study, say researchers.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Aug. 30, 2022 ~5 min

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