WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
Jun 27, 2025 · The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of …
Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 29, 2025 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and …
WHO prequalifies first maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
On 12 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect infants against one of the most common causes of acute …
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 20, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on Marburg haemorrhagic fever provides information on transmission, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and WHO response.
Seasonal influenza - Global situation
Nov 30, 2025 · Seasonal influenza (‘the flu’) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses that circulate globally and year-round. It can cause illness ranging from mild to severe, sometimes …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Nov 27, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on COVID-19, including information on symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention, vaccines and and WHO's work in this area.
Nuevo coronavirus 2019 - World Health Organization (WHO)
La OMS está colaborando estrechamente con expertos mundiales, gobiernos y asociados para ampliar rápidamente los conocimientos científicos sobre este nuevo virus, rastrear su propagación y …
Respiratory syncytial virus - Global
Apr 18, 2024 · Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes infections of the upper and lower respiratory airways (including the nose, sinuses and lungs). Discovered in 1956, RSV is a …
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection
Jan 10, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make some people …
Ebola disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 24, 2025 · The virus can get into the human population when people have close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as fruit bats, chimpanzees, …