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Disease Prevention
Disease Prevention Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms that live in other people, animals, or the environment and are too small to see. If you do not come into contact with them, you can prevent many infections and illnesses. While specific diseases are passed in specific ways, there are basic steps you can take to stay healthy and lower your risk of catching and spreading any infectious disease.
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OCT 08, 2025Microbiology
Influenza is a very contagious virus that can spread easily ... but one way to prevent the spread of illness is to isola ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2025Neuroscience
Over a third of incident dementia cases may be linked to cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), reported a recent study publis ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 18, 2025Microbiology
There is still no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, but scientists have opened up new possibilities in HIV treatment an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2025Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2025Microbiology
While usage varies significantly by country, millions of people around the world use psychotropic medications, particula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2025Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDCWritten By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2025Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2025Neuroscience
Between one and just under 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week is linked to a 41% lower risk of dementi ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 13, 2025Neuroscience
Early interventions for depression when symptoms have yet to reach a clinical threshold may reduce depression risk by 42 ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 07, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2024Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
If people can get advanced warnings that they are at high risk for certain diseases, they might be able to implement lif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station (ISS) has been a beacon of scientific and medical research ever since the station’ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 23, 2024Microbiology
Whgile long COVID is still a serious risk affecting the lives of many people around the world, rates have declined for a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2024Earth & The Environment
Aspergillus is a common fungus that produces spores, which can be found in many indoor and outdoor environments. There a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2024Microbiology
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking H5N1, an avian influenza that has wreaked havoc on b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2024Microbiology
When human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) emerged and was identified as the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (A ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2024Microbiology
Last fall, COVID vaccine booster shots were rolled out, and about 40 percent of US adults said they did not plan on gett ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2025
Microbiology
Influenza is a very contagious virus that can spread easily ... but one way to prevent the spread of illness is to isola
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2025
Neuroscience
Over a third of incident dementia cases may be linked to cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), reported a recent study publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 18, 2025
Microbiology
There is still no cure or effective vaccine for HIV, but scientists have opened up new possibilities in HIV treatment an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2025
Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2025
Microbiology
While usage varies significantly by country, millions of people around the world use psychotropic medications, particula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2025
Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDC
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2025
Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2025
Neuroscience
Between one and just under 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week is linked to a 41% lower risk of dementi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 13, 2025
Neuroscience
Early interventions for depression when symptoms have yet to reach a clinical threshold may reduce depression risk by 42
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2024
Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
If people can get advanced warnings that they are at high risk for certain diseases, they might be able to implement lif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station (ISS) has been a beacon of scientific and medical research ever since the station’
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 23, 2024
Microbiology
Whgile long COVID is still a serious risk affecting the lives of many people around the world, rates have declined for a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Aspergillus is a common fungus that produces spores, which can be found in many indoor and outdoor environments. There a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2024
Microbiology
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking H5N1, an avian influenza that has wreaked havoc on b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2024
Microbiology
When human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) emerged and was identified as the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (A
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2024
Microbiology
Last fall, COVID vaccine booster shots were rolled out, and about 40 percent of US adults said they did not plan on gett
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch