Viruses

"We are working on the creation of a vaccine for animals against the new coronavirus infection," said Russian official Sergey Dankvert.

Scientists have proposed various estimates for when herd immunity against the novel coronavirus can be reached in a given population.

The virtual discussion is being hosted by Brown University.

Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease that infects the central nervous system of mammals.

"It was over. Over. 90 percent dead, Ten percent alive. Coronavirus tore my whole body up," Rick Hooks said.

While eastern equine encephalitis is a rare disease, around 30 percent of patients die and others will suffer ongoing neurological problems.

Around one in 150 people infected with West Nile virus develop a serious illness.

As of July 28, Asia has recorded more than 3.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Gregg Garfield spent a total of 64 days in hospital as a result of the disease.

"These babies have not even had their first birthday yet," said Nueces County health official Annette Rodriguez.

The U.S. is the worst-hit country in the world, with more than 3.5 million confirmed cases and over 138,000 recorded deaths.

"We are writing to underscore the vast importance of human challenge trials as a method to help develop vaccines," an open letter signed by more than 120 scientists read.

There have been more than 13.3 million worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the current pandemic, and over 578,000 recorded deaths.

Currently, the country is seeing a surge in the number of infections, with more than 64,000 new cases reported Thursday.

"When you're out in public, please wear a mask," Nye said.

"There absolutely is a light at the end of the tunnel even if it's hard to see sometimes," said ex-Obama health care head Andy Slavitt.

The United States is the world's worst-hit country with more than 2.5 million confirmed cases and over 125,000 deaths.

On Friday, the Virginia Department of Health confirmed 813 new cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, and 37 new fatalities.

Tracy Schofield, from Ontario, Canada, is now scheduled to take her tenth test for coronavirus.

Three studies into vitamin D suggest a potential link, but scientists say it's important to remember correlation does not equal causation.

Social distancing will force authorities along the south and east coast to rethink how they manage people who must evacuate their homes in the event of a disaster.

This is the second killing of a Ganges river dolphin since the country's coronavirus lockdown started in March.

"More than anything, I am concerned that I don't know if we are going to have the resources to handle a second outbreak," said Dr. George Díaz.

The inspiration for the study came from tests conducted on a 4-year-old llama named "Winter" that is currently living on a farm in the Belgian countryside.

"Poisoning our environment means poisoning our own body," said researcher Yaron Ogen.

Millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations face being pushed to the brink of starvation," said the executive director of the World Food Programme.

The bereavement unit is located in a former parking garage converted into an intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients,

The controlled environment is a sealed wood and glass box with a hole at one end into which participants can safely cough.

"People were routinely exposed to bats through guano harvesting, religious practices, and ecotourism," the authors wrote in the study.

This could potentially indicate that the number of confirmed cases in the area served by the wastewater facility in the study are a "significant" underestimate.