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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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AUG 10, 2017Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 05, 2017Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 01, 2017Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born ...JUL 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Hedgehogs are typically small animals, growing to just 5-12 inches long. Astonishingly, however, one specimen found in L ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2017Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2017Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Videos
With superbugs on the rise and an apparent limited arsenal of antibiotics, scientists are forced to look for treatments ...JUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 11, 2017Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 06, 2017Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 06, 2017Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C ...JUN 30, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have found that the microbial community of skin can change and that change can be contagious.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials are warning Florida residents to be especially cautious given the “alarming” spread of a br ...JUN 23, 2017Immunology
Creating a successful vaccine for HIV has so far been unsuccessful, but now scientists are zeroing in on two important f ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Microbiology
Evidently, we’ve entered the next generation of probiotics. From what I gather, next-generation probiotics are rat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 01, 2017
Microbiology
Microbes live in symbiosis with animals, and those microbial communities can have a big impact on the health of their ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Hedgehogs are typically small animals, growing to just 5-12 inches long. Astonishingly, however, one specimen found in L
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis is a deadly bacterial infection that is among the top ten causes of death in the world, according to the Wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2017
Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Videos
With superbugs on the rise and an apparent limited arsenal of antibiotics, scientists are forced to look for treatments
...
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
There’ve been a fair share of baby animals born in zoos lately, ranging from giant pandas to elephant calves, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 06, 2017
Microbiology
I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news - there’s a new species of bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
Normally, frogs develop from tadpoles with just two hind legs. But there are unique circumstances in which they can deve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...
JUN 30, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the microbial community of skin can change and that change can be contagious.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials are warning Florida residents to be especially cautious given the “alarming” spread of a br
...
JUN 23, 2017
Immunology
Creating a successful vaccine for HIV has so far been unsuccessful, but now scientists are zeroing in on two important f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Microbiology
Honeybees are critical to the world's food supply, and they are dying off in dramatic numbers. People have to do more to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch