Viruses and Cancer
Multiphoton fluorescence image of HeLa cells containing a fluorescent protein targeted to the Golgi apparatus (orange). HeLa cells are the oldest and one of the most commonly used human cell…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Hopes are high that there will someday be an end to the HIV epidemic. Activism, research, and global commitment are paving the way. Today, the need is urgent to fill…
New and Reemerging Viruses
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE). He is following the required decontamination protocol in order to exit…
Hepatitis Viruses
Some studies have found a correlation between tattooing and hepatitis C virus infection in very selected populations, such as prisoners using makeshift tattooing devices. © Charles Knox/Shutterstock. “Love is like…
Herpesviruses
Vaccines available in the United States to prevent infections caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles. (a) The measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox), or…
Poxviruses
(a) Photograph of Dr. Donald A. Henderson standing in front of a “Smallpox Zero” sign at an unknown location. Dr. Henderson headed the international efforts in the 1960s to eradicate…
Infectious Molecules: prions and Viroids
Some deer are tested for chronic wasting disease, a prion disease of cervids. © Teri Shors. “It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!” —Oprah Winfrey, during a…
Poliovirus and Other Enteroviruses
Draped over the handlebars of a bicycle in the Central African country of Chad is a satchel containing poliovirus vaccine. The satchel includes a logo with the words “Kick Polio…
The History of Medicine, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, and Xenotransplantation
Dr. Albert Sabin examining a vial of live, attenuated poliovirus vaccine in 1959. © Everett Collection Inc./Alamy Stock Photo. “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” —Edward Teller…
