Cold sores traced back to kissing in Bronze Age by Cambridge research
Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.
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Dangerous bacterium found in Mississippi soil
Medics are on alert for cases of the rare infection that cause can be serious and even deadly to some people.
Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases
The city where Covid began is under partial lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic.