Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those caused ...

Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed, according to the NHS, and it can be ...

UCSF researchers developed a metagenomic sequencing test (mNGS) that rapidly identifies pathogens in cerebrospinal fluid, ...

A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of use.

Naomi and her partner, 36-year-old plasterer Matthew Reid, were initially sent home with antibiotics as doctors suspected ...

The Maine Center for Disease Control says a resident of Maine has contracted the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, or Triple ...

Researchers at CU Anschutz offer new insights into the long-term effects of HSV-1 infection. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the cause of the common cold sore, can spread into the central nervous ...

For the second time in the last week, a sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

We already know that the virus behind cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), can also infect the brain and the central nervous system, and now a new study sheds more light on how the viral ...