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Infection is a disease caused by a pathogenic microorganism (e.g., bacteria, viruses) able to invade tissue.
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JUN 03, 2025Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2025Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2025Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2025Microbiology
For years, clinicians and scientists have known that many frontline antibiotics are becoming less reliable. Bacteria con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2025Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2025Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2025Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are getting deadlier because they are increasingly gaining resistance to crucial antibiotics. Whole ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2025Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun ...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 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2025Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2025Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has determined that a common condition that affects about one-third of all women, known as bacterial vagino ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2025
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is mostly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, emerged around 2007 to cause infections around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2025
Microbiology
The World Health Organization, using data from surveillance sites and reported to the Global Influenza Surveillance and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2025
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be changing crucial white blood cells c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2025
Microbiology
For years, clinicians and scientists have known that many frontline antibiotics are becoming less reliable. Bacteria con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitoes can tranmist dengue virus, which has already caused local cases in Florida in 2025...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Avian influenza has been rampaging in wild birds around the world since late 2021. It can be considered widespread in wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungus ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2025
Microbiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 emerged to cause millions of deaths and sicken billions of people...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2025
Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2025
Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are getting deadlier because they are increasingly gaining resistance to crucial antibiotics. Whole
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2025
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun
...
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 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how SARS-CoV-2 infections, which cause COVID-19, can ruin the ability of immune cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2025
Microbiology
Plastic is a cheap and durable material that has been adapted and applied in innumerable ways. Vast amounts of plastic h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2025
Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has determined that a common condition that affects about one-third of all women, known as bacterial vagino
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Whenever the immune system fights a pathogen, it has a memory of that invader, or possibly, a vaccine that mimics an inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch