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New Jersey Preschooler First Confirmed Fatality of Enterovirus 68

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 07, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

A New Jersey preschooler who died in September has now been dubbed the first ever death related to Enterovirus 68, the virus that has sickened hundreds of children all over the U.S.

Little Moe

Germ Zapping Robot Named "Little Moe" Helps in Fight Against Ebola

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 07, 2014 04:47 AM EDT

A "germ-zapping robot" developed in Texas and used to disinfect hospital rooms may be the latest tool in the war against the ever-spreading Ebola virus.

Little Moe

Germ Zapping Robot Named "Little Moe" Helps in Fight Against Ebola

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 07, 2014 04:47 AM EDT

A "germ-zapping robot" developed in Texas and used to disinfect hospital rooms may be the latest tool in the war against the ever-spreading Ebola virus.

Ashoka Mukpo

Fifth American Diagnosed with Ebola Journeys Back to U.S. for Treatment

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 06, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

An American photojournalist who contracted the dreaded Ebola virus while working in Liberia is on his way home for treatment, reports indicated on Sunday.

The Ebola Virus

Homeless Man at Risk from Ebola Found in Texas

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 06, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

A homeless man at risk of contracting Ebola after he came in contact with Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Duncan had been located, authorities revealed on Sunday.

HIV

HIV Likely to Have Originated in Congo According to New Study

Sami Ghanmi   | Oct 05, 2014 07:44 PM EDT

Scientists recreated the genetic history of the HIV-1 group M that spread from Africa to the rest of the world.

Family Who Took In Ebola Patient In Its Home Locked Up In Apartment

Family Who Hosted U.S. Ebola Patient Locked Up, Under Armed Guard

Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com   | Oct 03, 2014 03:00 AM EDT

Four members of a family U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan stayed with were locked up in their Texas apartment under armed surveillance Thursday as the web of people who might have been exposed to the virus has widened.

Hong Kong Protesters

Xsser: iOS Spyware Virus Targets Hong Kong Protesters

Sami Ghanmi   | Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT

Researchers came across Xsser while investigating a similar virus last week that also targeted protesters using Google’s Android operating system.

Ebola Patient In The United States May Have Had Contact With 22 People

U.S. Ebola Patient May Have Had Contact With 22 People

Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com   | Oct 02, 2014 07:59 AM EDT

The Ebola-stricken plane passenger who brought the virus to the United States alleges he was sent home after a brief check up in the Dallas emergency room last week, despite telling the nurse that he had just been in the Ebola-ravaged West African nation of Liberia.

Over a thousand children have been affected by a mysterious respiratory disease that has been sweeping at least 10 Midwest states over the past weeks.

Rhode Island Child Infected with Enterovirus 68 Dies, Marking 4th Death Linked to the Virus

Erika Villanueva   | Oct 02, 2014 03:05 AM EDT

A 10-year-old girl from Rhode Island who died last week after testing positive for the enterovirus 68 marks the fourth death linked to the outbreak that began last month.

Children-Paralyzing Virus Spreads Across 40 U.S. States

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 30, 2014 01:03 AM EDT

Public health officials are now struggling to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus, called Enterovirus D68, which has resulted in the hospitalization of children in 40 states all over the U.S., due to new information that the virus is said to cause paralysis.

Children-Paralyzing Virus Spreads Across 40 U.S. States

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 30, 2014 01:03 AM EDT

Public health officials are now struggling to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus, called Enterovirus D68, which has resulted in the hospitalization of children in 40 states all over the U.S., due to new information that the virus is said to cause paralysis.

Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Kills Fourth Sierra Leone Doctor After WHO Refuses to Transfer Her Abroad for Treatement

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 15, 2014 03:58 AM EDT

A fourth doctor has died from the dreaded Ebola virus following a failed attempt to relocate the sick medical professional from West Africa's Sierra Leone to Germany, marking a major setback in the battle against the outbreak.

Dr. Kent Bradley

American Ebola Survivor Donates Blood to Colleague Infected With Virus

Jan Dizon   | Sep 12, 2014 05:15 AM EDT

American Missionary worker, Dr. Kent Brantley, who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, has given his blood to a fellow doctor in Nebraska who is receiving aggressive and experimental treatment.

Over a thousand children have been affected by a mysterious respiratory disease that has been sweeping at least 10 Midwest states over the past weeks.

U.S. States Wait for Confirmation on Spread of Rare Respiratory Virus

Erika Villanueva   | Sep 10, 2014 02:12 AM EDT

Following a surprising increase in hospitalized youngsters in in the Midwest, several American state public health officials are looking out for a rare enterovirus strain that may be crossing their borders.

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