and the twentieth century smallpox vaccines (vaccinia virus, a poxvirus species distinct from cowpox) might have been appropriate for a book about the history of virus vaccines, since the unknown ...

The history of influenza vaccine and the associated technology shows how the vaccine has evolved to match the evolution of influenza viruses. Box 1. Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO ...

Flu, polio, AIDS. We all know that viruses have caused immeasurable suffering throughout human history. And when asked to describe a virus, most people probably would say, "small." Indeed ...

It became obvious that it was necessary to modify regularly the composition of the vaccine, and that it was necessary to use vaccine strains selected according to any emerging new virus.

Scientists studying the history of viruses may be able to identify which strains have the potential to cause the next global pandemic. A study into virus family history has identified 70 virus ...

For scientists working in China, 15,000-year-old glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau provided a glimpse into the not-so-distant history of viruses, including some entirely new viruses that were ...

One way of thinking that's persisted down the years is that, when it comes to viruses, Macs are safer than Windows PCs. In ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

The Cookie Monster virus might be the world's first computer virus; it was created in the 1960s by MIT students to annoy their fellow classmates. The virus freezes everything on the computer ...