Rabies is a virus that is virtually 100% fatal once symptoms appear, making it by one measurement, the most deadly virus. According to the WHO, the virus causes tens of thousands of deaths annually.

Hundreds of deadly virus samples are missing from a lab in Australia, the Queensland Government announced on Monday. Queensland Health has launched an investigation into the “major historical ...

A virus from a deadly family of pathogens has been detected in the United States for the first time, raising concerns about its potential to jump to humans. Scientists have identified the Camp ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

A once-controlled virus is making an alarming comeback. Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest levels since 2019, with multiple states reporting new infections.

On the watch for deadly pandemics is Nathan Wolfe, acclaimed virus hunter and member of the 2011 class of the TIME 100. Wolfe spoke to the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with TIME, about ...