(CNN)-- Researchers have solved the first step in treating the common cold, by mapping its entire genome, or genetic map, teams from ... scientists can see how the virus strains are related ...

A cold begins when a virus attaches to the lining of your nose or throat. A doctor can usually tell if you have the flu based on your symptoms, especially if it’s during peak season. Bird flu ...

Many people don’t know just how common the virus that causes cold sores is in society ... The researchers set out to map the specific brain regions that HSV-1 infects and determine whether ...

When a person with a cold coughs or sneezes, they spread tiny droplets that carry the virus. If you breathe in those droplets, the virus can enter your nose. You can also catch a cold if you touch ...

(NEXSTAR) – The map of flu activity across the United States continues ... Influenza A is responsible for the vast majority ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold.

If you have a cold, then you are likely to have a sore throat and a stuffy nose. With the flu, the most common symptom are fatigue, weakness, and body aches. A higher fever usually accompanies the ...

A 9-year-old boy from California died just days after falling ill to a virus that is typically associated with the common cold — and the death has left the boy’s family with unsettled ...

Cancers that spread through the body could be hunted down using a genetically engineered cold virus. Researchers at a US biotech company have modified a type of cold virus to carry a gene that ...

You can also still catch a winter cold — like the Respiratory syncytial virus — in the summer. When you get a cold in the summer, it can seem to drag on endlessly and feel worse than a winter ...

With a box of tissues and cold medication as meager defenses, our only hope is that the virus will move on quickly. While everyone suffers through a range of familiar symptoms, including a cough ...