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Researchers find the common cold virus has an easier time infecting people when the temperature inside their nose drops

Of the people who contracted the virus, some 8,000 passed away not long after developing the deadly Ebola disease

The patient is in isolation, specialists say the risk that the disease was passed on to other folks is extremely low

Study finds antibodies produced by llamas can successfully neutralize dozens of different HIV strains

Specialists hope Ebola antibodies present in the blood and plasma of survivors can help others overcome the disease

On the bright side, the risk is very small and the simplest safety precautions can prevent transmission

The widespread access to antiretroviral therapy is partly to thank for the fact that HIV is now less virulent

The young woman shared manicure instruments with a cousin who was eventually found to be HIV-positive

Environmental group the Wildlife Conservation Society says the canine distemper virus could cause tigers to go extinct

Video details how the Ebola virus behaves once it enters the body, why it is that so many people are killed by it

The vaccine was developed by researchers with the University of Texas at Austin, has so far only been tested on animals

Researchers expect this breakthrough will help them develop better drugs designed to destroy the HIV virus

Copper is known to destroy a wide variety of viruses, bacteria and fungi, could also work against Ebola

The 33-year-old is now in isolation at the city's Bellevue Hospital, those who had contact with him are being monitored

Study finds the Ebola epidemic would be way worse if it weren't for screening operations at international airports

The CDC saw fit to update existing guidelines after two healthcare workers contracted the deadly virus while on the job

Philanthropists and governments can spend all the money they want on fighting it, there's one thing that matters more