Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - 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 …
Chikungunya epidemiology update - June 2025
Jun 11, 2025 · Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It causes acute illness characterized by fever, rash, and debilitating joint …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human …
Jan 7, 2025 · In many countries of the Northern Hemisphere, trends in acute respiratory infections increase at this time of year. These increases are typically caused by seasonal epidemics of …
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.
Chickenpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 4, 2025 · WHO questions and answers page on chickenpox, including information on transmission, symptoms, complications, treatments and prevention.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Aug 9, 2023 · Key facts COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus. The most common symptoms are fever, chills, and sore throat, but there are a range of others. Most people make a full …
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Mar 24, 2025 · Shingles is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox. Anyone who has had chickenpox can develop …