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  1. Winter viruses | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/winter-viruses
    Immunization Winter viruses Steps to stay healthy this winter While a cold, flu, or COVID-19 can strike at any time, ... in the winter months provides perfect conditions for viruses to spread. People are also more likely to ...
  2. Respiratory viruses and face masks 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000974.htm
    COVID-19 - face coverings; Coronavirus - face masks; Respiratory viruses - face coverings ... How Masks Help Protect People From Respiratory Viruses Respiratory viruses spread most readily to people with close contact (about 6 feet or 2 meters). When someone with the illness coughs, sneezes, ...
  3. Lasers could be key to tracking viruses | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...could-be-key-to-tracking-viruses
    Infectious Diseases Lasers could be key to tracking viruses Lasers may light the way to how respiratory viruses spread from person to person. Scientists at the ...
  4. What is community immunity? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/what-is-community-immunity
    ... live attenuated virus vaccine. This means the three viruses in the vaccine are not completely killed, but ... sure they are fully protected against these three viruses. MMR is one of the most effective vaccines ...
  5. Face masks prevent the spread of respiratory viruses (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19945.htm
    ... public settings helps reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. These viruses spread to people within close contact via small ...
  6. Autoimmune diseases: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...e-diseases-what-you-need-to-know
    ... and fighting harmful intruders such as bacteria and viruses. If you have an autoimmune disease, your immune ... common among women than among men. Because specific viruses or environmental conditions may trigger autoimmune diseases, the ...
  7. Nasopharyngeal culture 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003747.htm
    Culture - nasopharyngeal; Swab for respiratory viruses; Swab for staph carriage ... It is then watched to see if bacteria, viruses, or other disease-causing organisms grow.
  8. Viral Infection | Viral Infection Symptoms | MedlinePlus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/viralinfections.html
    ... For You Children Patient Handouts Summary What are viruses? Viruses are very tiny germs. They are made ... the flu , COVID-19 , and HIV . How are viruses spread? Viruses can be spread in different ways: ...
  9. How to wear a face mask to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19946.htm
    ... face masks helps prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. For masks to work, they have to be ...
  10. In brief: What are microbes? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279387
    ... not sure that it's a bacterial infection. Viruses invade healthy cells and make us ill Unlike bacteria, viruses have no cells of their own. This means ...
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