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Animal infections occur when an agent invades a host animal's tissues where it replicates and releases toxins causing disease. Some animal infections, known as zoonotic diseases, can be transferred to humans.
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JUL 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The Sechenov University Center for Clinical Research in Moscow, Russia, has completed its first round of clinical trials ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2020Microbiology
The world's attention is on a virus right now - the pandemic coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But researchers are still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
There is very limited research on the effects of cannabinoids on pets. Although some studies have emerged touting their ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 29, 2020Microbiology
Vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses may be giving people some protection from serious cases of COVID-19 that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2020Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2020Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2020Microbiology
The World Health Organization has estimated that parasitic infections cause over 48 million cases of illness and 59,000 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2020Immunology
For cancerous cells in the body, it seems there is safety in numbers. Researchers from a newly published study investiga ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2020Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2020Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Wuhan University of Engineering in China have found that curcumin, a natural compound found in turm
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The Sechenov University Center for Clinical Research in Moscow, Russia, has completed its first round of clinical trials
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2020
Microbiology
The world's attention is on a virus right now - the pandemic coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But researchers are still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
There is very limited research on the effects of cannabinoids on pets. Although some studies have emerged touting their
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 29, 2020
Microbiology
Vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses may be giving people some protection from serious cases of COVID-19 that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2020
Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2020
Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Microbiology
The World Health Organization has estimated that parasitic infections cause over 48 million cases of illness and 59,000
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2020
Immunology
For cancerous cells in the body, it seems there is safety in numbers. Researchers from a newly published study investiga
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2020
Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2020
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Microbiology
A deadly virus has been spreading among the wild rabbit populations of the southwestern United States. This devastating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch