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Viruses at the Movies

Arts, Culture & Media

Radiation used to be Hollywood’s go-to plot device. Now, viruses explain everything from vampires to the zombie apocalypse — but that’s not what really scares public health experts.

Viruses at the Movies
A baby born with microcephaly reacts to stimulus during an evaluation session with a physiotherapist at the Altino Ventura rehabilitation center in Recife, Brazil on January 28, 2016.

We're not sure if Zika is causing all those microcephaly cases. But there's no evidence it's pesticides.

Health
We're not sure if Zika is causing all those microcephaly cases. But there's no evidence it's pesticides.
Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human H9 T cell, colorized in blue, turqoise, and yellow.

A new study suggests the HIV virus may be getting weaker

Science
A new study suggests the HIV virus may be getting weaker