viruses

The humidity of where you live can play a big role in how long airborne viruses can survive. CU Boulder researchers found coronavirus particles released in a low-humidity environment remained infectious for twice as long as those in a more humid chamber.

Health experts and officials told KUNC that people need to be aware and vigilant about monkeypox to prevent further spread. However, there’s no need to panic, they said.

Researchers writing in the journal Science found that when kids get measles, it can cause “amnesia” in the immune system. In much of the Mountain West,…

An outbreak of an untreatable viral disease in horses is being blamed on one horse from Colorado. Other horses across the country may have been exposed.

A new species of tick, the longhorned tick, has arrived in the U.S.In other parts of the world it’s been known to carry diseases that can sicken people…

Dan Salkeld doesn’t like plunging toilets, filling out tax forms, or clipping his children's toenails. But he loves collecting ticks in Colorado.The…