Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, provides an update on the global outbreak of hepatitis in young children, and discusses the possible causes being investigated by ...

Human adenoviruses are viruses that can cause mild or severe illness, such as the common cold, pink eye, pneumonia, and acute bronchitis. Severe illness related to adenoviruses is less common. This ...

Adenoviruses are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses (genome size: 34-43 kb; virion size: 70-90 nm), first discovered in the human adenoid tissue in 1953 by Rowe and his colleagues. In humans, ...

Adenovirus isn’t as well-known as flu or COVID, but it’s one of the most common viruses people catch — especially in childhood. In fact, most people will have been infected at least once before the ...

Two case series of children with unexplained acute hepatitis from the U.S. and U.K. pointed to human adenovirus viremia in most and strengthened the case for adenovirus 41 as a potential cause. Among ...

It's that time of year again... the season of the never-ending sickness bug. As we slog through February and desperately wait for spring, it seems that literally everyone is still sick. And it's no ...