“What’s in a name?” That was the question computer virus experts were asking each other at a panel discussion of virus naming conventions at Virus Bulletin 2003 (VB2003), an annual gathering of the ...

Disagreements about what and how to name new worms and viruses have produced a confusing system in which antivirus companies often compete to be the first to name a new virus and in which the same ...

The world’s latest viral outbreak is caused by a coronavirus. It is a virus, of course, and is differentiated from other viruses because it has a crown-shaped appearance under a microscope – hence the ...

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. By Carl Zimmer This month, a pair of ...

With the chikungunya, Zika and dengue viruses all originating in Africa, their names have roots in languages from the continent Chikungunya is on everybody's radar these days as cases increase ...

What’s in a name? That was the question computer virus experts were asking each other at a panel discussion of virus naming conventions at Virus Bulletin 2003 (VB2003), an annual gathering of the ...