Science News for Kids » virus http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Deadly new flu http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:23 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16649 h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/feed/ 0 The AIDS virus that vanished http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:32:22 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16025 This photo shows HIV infecting a T-cell, which usually fights off infections in the human body. Credit: NIH/NIAID

Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV]]> This photo shows HIV infecting a T-cell, which usually fights off infections in the human body. Credit: NIH/NIAID

Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Museum science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:16:08 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15827 Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/feed/ 0 Ebola in the air http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:07:57 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15118 Scientists have found that a type of Ebola virus that infects humans can pass from piglets to macaques, like the one shown here, through the air. Credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys]]> Scientists have found that a type of Ebola virus that infects humans can pass from piglets to macaques, like the one shown here, through the air. Credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/feed/ 0 Surprising rabies resistance http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/surprising-rabies-resistance/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/surprising-rabies-resistance/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:49:50 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13571 Vampire bats can carry the deadly rabies virus and transmit it to humans through bites. Credit: Daniel Streicker

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats]]> Vampire bats can carry the deadly rabies virus and transmit it to humans through bites. Credit: Daniel Streicker

Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/surprising-rabies-resistance/feed/ 0