Viruses

Airborne virus that spreads via bluetooth could infect billions of phones

The so-called 'BlueBorne vulnerability' allows malicious virus attacks to spread from device to device over bluetooth without the owner's knowledge.

Ty Miller, managing director of international cyber security firm Threat Intelligence, said this could be one of the most dangerous security flaws that has come out to date.

What is the difference: Viruses, Worms, Ransomware, Trojans, Bots, Malware, Spyware, etc?

But honestly speaking, we consider all these to be a Virus, no matter, whatever be their type. But have you ever tried to acknowledge, what is the difference between these terms, although they are meant to harm your device, steal your data or spy on you, have you ever thought why they are named so differently? Basically, terms like Viruses, Trojans are all types of malicious software or simply ‘Malware’.

Now, the first and foremost question arises, where did these terms come from?

Viruses 'more dangerous in the morning'

The findings, published in PNAS, showed viruses were 10 times more successful if the infection started in the morning.

And the animal studies found that a disrupted body clock - caused by shift-work or jet lag - was always vulnerable to infection.

The researchers say the findings could lead to new ways of stopping pandemics.

Viruses - unlike bacteria or parasites - are completely dependent on hijacking the machinery inside cells in order to replicate.

Can viruses cure cancer?

In 1916, the polio virus killed approximately 6,000 Americans and paralyzed thousands more.

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has killed 39 million people worldwide since the virus was first discovered in humans. Measles has historically been a leading cause of childhood death; before widespread vaccination, measles killed more than 2.5 million people per year. And while the common cold rarely leads to death, it causes plenty of suffering and misery for millions of people on a regular basis.

Natural remedies for a sore throat

The most common are infections from viruses or bacteria. Viruses that cause a sore throat include cold viruses, the flu, and mononucleosis; streptococcus is a common bacteria culprit.