Viral infections kill millions of people and new antivirals are needed. Nontoxic drugs that
irreversibly inhibit viruses (virucidal) are postulated to be ideal. Unfortunately, all virucidal …

Background The leading cause of acute illnesses, respiratory viruses, typically cause self-
limited diseases, although severe complications can occur in fragile patients. Rhinoviruses …

The outbreak of severe pneumonia at the end of 2019 was proved to be caused by the
SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading out the world. And COVID-19 spread rapidly through a terrible …

Respiratory viral infections constitute a global public health concern. Among prevalent
respiratory viruses, two pneumoviruses can be life-threatening in high-risk populations. In …

The development of DNA probes started from 1950's for diagnostic purposes and it is still
growing. DNA probes are applied in several fields such as food, medical, veterinary …

Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is widely used to detect viruses. However, mismatches occurring
in the 3′-end of the primers reduce amplification efficiency of qPCR and limit its capacity in …

The human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory
tract infections in infants, possibly due to the properties of the immature neonatal pulmonary …

Background Respiratory infections are a serious threat to human health. So, rapid detection
of all respiratory pathogens can facilitate prompt treatment and prevent the deterioration of …

Conventional metrics for tracking infectious diseases, including case and outbreak data and
syndromic surveillance, can be resource-intensive, misleading, and comparatively slow with …

Respiratory viral infections constitute a global public health concern. Among prevalent
respiratory viruses, two pneumoviruses can be life-threatening in high-risk populations. In …