Read more virus stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9534/virus.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73671/singer-worm-hits-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first virus to hit iPhones is substituting users' wallpaper with a portrait of 80's pop star Rick Astley and the warning: "Ikee is never going to give you up." The virus isn't harming anything else, but observers say it's a warning that hackers have learned how to hit the...http://www.newser.com/story/73671/singer-worm-hits-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 1:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71304/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-linked-to-virus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA research team believes it has finally uncovered the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome. The mysterious syndrome—labeled "yuppie flu" in the '80s and considered by some doctors to be a purely psychiatric problem—appears to be caused by an obscure retrovirus, the scientists say. Some 67% of sufferers carried...http://www.newser.com/story/71304/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-linked-to-virus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 6:45:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKids over age 9 can safely join adults in receiving just one shot of swine flu vaccine, the Washington Post reports. A test of 650 subjects showed 76% of children between 10 and 17 had a response to a vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, and it was strong enough that...http://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:41:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69092/swine-flu-can-burrow-deep-into-lungs-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwine flu can worm its way deeper into the body than seasonal flu, a dangerous capability that could result in increased fatalities if the virus mutates, AFP reports. Seasonal influenza is able to bind only to the tissues in the nose, throat, and upper airway—that’s why it causes runny...http://www.newser.com/story/69092/swine-flu-can-burrow-deep-into-lungs-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:31:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68708/aids-charities-blast-hitler-sex-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA racy ad showing Adolf Hitler having unprotected sex is designed to scare young people about AIDS, but charities say the spot vilifies victims of the disease, the Telegraph reports. The explicit commercial, which shows a couple undressing and having intercourse, takes a creepy twist when the camera pans up...http://www.newser.com/story/68708/aids-charities-blast-hitler-sex-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 17:19:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68559/breakthrough-raises-hope-for-hiv-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have found two antibodies that neutralize the AIDS virus more successfully than any identified in the past, resurrecting hopes that it may be possible to develop an effective vaccine, Time reports. The new antibodies are effective against a broad range of HIV variants, neutralizing the virus’ most effective defense:...http://www.newser.com/story/68559/breakthrough-raises-hope-for-hiv-vaccine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 15:55:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65926/scientists-find-first-human-infected-with-gorilla-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman from Cameroon living in Paris is the first human discovered to be infected with a form of HIV found in gorillas, HealthDay reports. The finding is yet another indication that the disease continues to mutate and to be transmitted by primates. The woman, 62, has not developed symptoms...http://www.newser.com/story/65926/scientists-find-first-human-infected-with-gorilla-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 2:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization today instructed member nations to stop counting cases of the rapidly spreading swine flu pandemic and focus instead on the most serious, Reuters reports. “Trying to register and report every single case is a huge waste of resources,” a spokesman said. Authorities should continue to report...http://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 74-year-old passenger has died after some 150 people fell ill with suspected norovirus on the luxury cruise liner Marco Polo, reports the BBC. The ship was touring the UK and Ireland with some 1100 passengers and staff when the illness broke out. The liner is currently being held at...http://www.newser.com/story/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 2:14:08 CDT