We have seen avian influenza emerge in new geographies alongside mosquito-borne viruses, such as Chikungunya.
The results, as people were exposed to viruses such as flu for the first time, were often catastrophic.
We're familiar with the idea that viruses, such as the human papilloma virus, can indirectly cause cancer.
Yet we can witness what current viruses," such as H.I.V., "can and might do to the human population".
Bats are also the natural reservoirs for the coronaviruses (including Sars and the recent Mers virus) and newer viruses such as nipah and hendra.
He said the climate in August had historically meant the lowest number of recorded cases of mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika and dengue fever.
A revolutionary DNA sequencing instrument which could help break the chain of transmission of viruses such as Ebola and Zika has been developed by British scientists.
I understand very well the nasty risks from viruses such as the West Nile, but a cardinal rule of medicine is "First, do no harm".
"Our research has made it clear that viruses such as Ebola can affect gorillas and chimps, as can human respiratory viruses.
Other viruses, such as those that cause cold sores, chickenpox, and measles, also may invade the conjunctiva.
It exhibits substantial activity against several viruses such as HIV [15] and herpes (HSV-1) [12].
