The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.

Shingles sends nearly 1 million Americans to their doctors every year seeking relief from the painful symptoms the virus causes, according to U.S. government statistics.

Two Egyptian women died of bird flu on Monday, bringing to four the number of fatalities from the virus in the most populous Arab country in less than a week.

A new, apparently more virulent form of a virus that usually causes nothing worse than a nasty cold is circulating around the United States. At least 1,035 Americans in four states have been infected so far this year. Dozens have been hospitalized, many requiring intensive care, and at least 10 have died.

Uganda has 113 suspected cases of a new strain of Ebola fever that has killed 29 people, officials said on Monday, vowing to take the necessary steps to stop the virus spreading.

In the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho at least 22,000 children are infected with HIV. Many of them contracted the virus from their mothers.

A strain of virus best known for causing colds and "stomach flu" is becoming more common and more dangerous, U.S. researchers report.

New data shows a vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer partially blocks infection by 10 strains of the virus on top of the four types the vaccine targets.

Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.