Viruses

Discovery of the Hepatitis C virus wins 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine © Ill. Niklas Elmehed. © Nobel Media.

Discovery of the Hepatitis C virus wins 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

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Five ways humanity might become extinct

COVID-19 'highly likely' to become seasonal disease © Getty Images

COVID-19 ‘highly likely’ to become seasonal disease

Oxford coronavirus vaccine: Why have trials paused? © Sean Elias/University of Oxford

Oxford coronavirus vaccine Why have trials paused?

Having a cold blocks you from catching the flu © Getty Images

Having a cold blocks you from catching the flu

Could honey help cure a cold? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can honey really help cure a cold?

Honey is 'more effective and less harmful' than usual cold remedies © Getty Images

Honey is ‘more effective and less harmful’ than usual cold remedies

Is it better to use a handkerchief or a tissue? © Daniel Bright

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Is it better to use a handkerchief or a tissue?

Disease-bearing animals 'thrive in human habitats' © Getty Images

Disease-bearing animals ‘thrive in human habitats’

Evidence that the COVID-19 virus existed in March 2019 would be ‘highly surprising’ says expert © Getty Images

Evidence that the COVID-19 virus existed in March 2019 would be ‘highly surprising’ says expert

Vikings spread smallpox around Europe in the 7th Century © Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA

Vikings spread smallpox around Europe in the 7th Century

Coronavirus: can herd immunity protect us from COVID-19? © Getty Images

Reality Check Can herd immunity protect us from COVID-19?

Wildlife testing and tracking needed to avoid future pandemics © Getty Images

Wildlife testing and tracking needed to avoid future pandemics

Coronavirus: simple salt water solution 'could help reduce symptoms' © Getty Images

Coronavirus Simple salt water solution 'could help reduce symptoms'

Is the coronavirus R number still a useful measure? © Getty Images

Is the COVID-19 R number still a useful measure?