"This is the first step, but if we do end up finding a causal link to the most common childhood cancer, we hope that will light a fire in terms of stopping mother-to-child transmission of CMV."

In fact, bats and primates appear to be responsible for the transfer of these viruses to other mammals in many cases.

Researchers have detected an outbreak at the Great Barrier Reef.

The discovery could potentially lead to new antiviral treatments to battle infertility.

Carpageddon is coming!

Don’t panic! Animal-to-human transmission of herpes is very rare.

Intriguingly, this finding could also have huge implications for chemotherapy.

Make sure you understand how the herpes treatment works before freaking out.