UKHSA has revealed the most dangerous pathogens for Britain as one scientist warns a measles-like virus would ‘pose a threat far worse than Covid’ and be ‘impossible to control’ ...

Measles, which is a part of the highly contagious virus family Paramyxoviridae, is on the list. According to Prof Woolhouse, a novel measles-like virus would be highly spreadable and "impossible ...

Four virus groups were found to have a high pandemic risk. They are: The Paramyxoviridae family which includes measles and the Nipah virus which can cause swelling of the brain and death The ...

Four virus groups were found to have a high pandemic risk. They are: The Paramyxoviridae family which includes measles and the Nipah virus which can cause swelling of the brain and death The ...

Measles is caused by a ssRNA virus belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family, genus Morbillivirus. It has an incubation period of approximately 10–12 days, and clinical disease begins with ...

Prof Woolhouse added that the Paramyxoviridae family includes the measles virus, which is “the kind of pandemic that public health agencies around the world are most concerned about”.

The four virus groups deemed to have a high pandemic risk include:. The Paramyxoviridae family, which encompasses measles and the Nipah virus, a pathogen that can cause fatal brain swelling ...

Decoy Therapeutics Inc. has announced that a series of antiviral drug candidates previously designed by its Imp3act platform to be broadly effective against viruses of the paramyxoviridae family have ...

The Paramyxoviridae family also includes the Nipah virus which has caused outbreaks in South East Africa and Southeast Asia. It can also cause a fatal swelling of the brain after a fever, headache, ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today published what it views are the pathogens that could pose the greatest risk to public health in a bid to help fight against them. The list of 24 ...