Credit: PixabayPeople usually catch the virus that causes cold sores in childhood, and it stays in their body for life, hiding quietly in the nerves. Occasionally, triggers like stress, illness, or injury can reactivate it, causing cold sores in some individuals.However, this very virus — known as herpes simplex virus type 1 — might...
In a significant development, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified a variant of the flu strain H1N2, known as influenza A(H1N2)v, in humans for the first time within the UK. The discovery was made through routine national flu surveillance after an individual sought medical attention for respiratory symptoms, as disclosed by the...
Credit: Guido Mieth/Getty ImagesDoctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say an abnormally high number of harmful viral infections have been detected among infants throughout the United States this year, including one uncommonly large cluster of almost two dozen cases at a single hospital in Tennessee.The infections- a result of a typical...
