Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.
El virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS) es una de las causas más comunes de infección aguda de las vías respiratorias inferiores en niños en todo el mundo, además de provocar una carga sustancial de enfermedad respiratoria grave en las personas mayores.
The virus can be transmitted to humans from wild and domestic animals, however, as the disease can be transmitted by domesticated animals, secondary human-to-human transmissions are also possible. Cases of Nipah virus infection were first reported in 1998 and since then have been reported in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
On 12 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect infants against one of the most common causes of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally.
La enfermedad por el virus del Oropuche está causada por una infección vírica que puede causar fiebre, cefalea, dolores articulares y musculares, escalofríos, náuseas, vómitos y exantemas. La mayoría de los infectados se recuperan espontáneamente, pero algunos presentan síntomas graves.
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make some people very sick. The virus belongs to the Pneumoviridae family of viruses, along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It was first identified in 2001 and has been spreading among people for many decades. It is found ...