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The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but can be severe in vulnerable people

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The first ever vaccine against RSV could be approved in 2023

Although usually mild, the respiratory syncytial virus can be fatal among babies and older people. Promising results from trials during pregnancy and in those aged 60 or over suggest that a vaccine may soon be approved

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A child sitting in a hospital bed

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Why are children catching so many illnesses this winter?

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People queue at a monkeypox vaccination site in Encino, LA in California, in July

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Vaccinating less than half of high-risk men may stop monkeypox spread

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Bronchiolitis is most commonly caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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RSV vaccine that may protect against bronchiolitis has promise in mice

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The covid-19 virus, SARS-COV-2, inside and on top of tunneling nanotubes

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Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

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A medical laboratory technician prepares to test suspected monkeypox samples at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain on 6 June

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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?

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A microscopic view of poliovirus

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Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?

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A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

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Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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Monkeypox virus particles captured via a coloured transmission electron micrograph

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Could monkeypox become a pandemic? Here's everything you need to know

Dozens of confirmed and suspected cases have been reported worldwide to date, some with no obvious origin, which means the virus could be spreading undetected

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How serious is monkeypox and what are the symptoms?

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Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Australia’s Japanese encephalitis outbreak blamed on climate change

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