Properly washing fruits and vegetables is key to preventing several illnesses, including the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak ...

The way you prepare produce can make a big difference in your risk for the “diarrhea parasite” that’s going around.

Flu is contagious a day before symptoms show and can last up to a week. Dr. Linda Yancey, an infectious disease specialist, emphasizes the importance of staying home when sick, wearing a mask, and ...

Resting your hand on a manual transmission's shift lever can definitely wear out certain parts of that transmission. And even though very few cars offer a manual transmission, there are still quite a ...

New Hampshire may have just exited another severe flu season, but fresh research from the University of Vermont may have unlocked the possibilities of new ways to prevent or treat the common viral ...

An accidental lab discovery has opened the door to entirely new ways of preventing the flu. While investigating how influenza replicates, researchers discovered that different flu strains use ...

Emily Bruce, Ph.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Larner College of Medicine (far right), works with study authors Allyson Turner and Sara Jaffrani in the Bruce ...

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses use distinct strategies to infiltrate cells in the first place. They also ...

It is important to dry hands properly otherwise the benefits of hand washing may be lost. When hands remain wet, they are more likely to pick up and spread contamination to and from the surfaces they ...

It may be spring, but virus season isn’t over yet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA ...