The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), crossed the species barrier and started infecting humans in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. The unprecedented global ...

Researchers have assessed virus growth and activation of the cellular defense mechanisms in the respiratory tract. They have shown that natural temperature differences that exist in the upper and ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, a team of researchers in the Netherlands analyzed nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, and saliva samples across various age groups and analyzed the ...

Respiratory tract infections are common childhood illnesses. They can spread easily through the air we breathe or via our hands. You can treat most symptoms at home while the body clears the infection ...