Rabies is a public health concern in India, with dog bites being the most common source of its transmission. According to the ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Rabies lyssavirus is an RNA virus that specializes in attacking the body’s central nervous system. It’s transmitted through contact with the saliva or nervous system tissue of an infected animal.

Its genome was also huge for a virus, almost 1.2 million letters long, compared to, say, 13,000 for an influenza virus, or even 194,000 for smallpox. (DNA, like RNA, is a long molecule built with ...

Roundworms harbor viruses, which could be responsible for these parasites' painful symptoms in humans, scientists theorize.

Scientists develop novel RNA- or DNA-based substances to protect plants from viruses. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 02 / 240229124622.htm ...

Viruses consist of a piece of RNA or DNA enclosed in a protein coat called the capsid. ... For example, rabies virus can infect all mammals because we share the right receptor, ...

Rabies virus variants closely related to variants present in White-tufted marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) have been detected in bats in Ceará state, Northeast Brazil.

Rabies virus variants closely related to variants present in White-tufted marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) have been detected in bats in Ceará state, Northeast Brazil. Rabies is a deadly disease ...

Viruses are very small infectious agents. They’re made up of a piece of genetic material, such as DNA or RNA, that’s enclosed in a coat of protein.

The Hindu explains how while most organisms prefer DNA over RNA, its chemical cousin, to store genetic information, many disease-causing viruses have benefited from having RNA as a genetic material.