Through the years, some malicious computer programs have come to be known as viruses. Dr. Fred Cohen, a principal analyst with market research firm Burton Group, coined the term when he was working as ...

Scientists complete the genetic sequence of the deadly 1918 flu virus. With the sequence, the researchers were able to recreate the virus, and they discovered that -- unlike the viruses that caused ...

New research has uncovered an unrecognized variant of the Hendra virus, prompting re-evaluation of spillover risk from horses and their carers to other humans. A new variant of the Hendra virus has ...