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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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NOV 18, 2024Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2024Immunology
Hepatitis E Virus, or HEV, is a viral infection that generates inflammation of the liver. The disease is commonly transm ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 07, 2024Immunology
To maintain a healthy immune system, doctors advise patients to take vitamins and minerals. Vitamins have many functions ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 05, 2024Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Immunology
The intricate cellular details of pregnancy demonstrate the complexity of a developing fetus. In the medical community, ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 31, 2024Cancer
Today many children and adults will celebrate Halloween, a holiday rooted in the ancient Celtic tradition of the festiva ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 29, 2024Microbiology
Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Beneficial microbes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by infected midges and some types of mosquitoesWritten By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countri ...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 LeitchOCT 08, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A viral disease now known as mpox has been spreading infecting people at increasingly higher rates. It causes fever, chi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can have a massive influence on our bodies. Research has shown that the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2024Microbiology
In recent weeks, 27 cases of Marburg disease have been reported in the Republic of Rwanda, and nine patients have now di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2024Microbiology
There are different communities of microbes, or microbiomes, in and on various parts of the human body like the skin, gu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV damages the immune system to prevent the body from fighting off disease and infectio ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 26, 2024Immunology
The body increases temperature to fight off infections and illness. This temporary increase in temperature, also known a ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 23, 2024Microbiology
Scientists are starting to learn about what composes a healthy microbiome, such as the bacterial species and the molecul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Cancer
Inflammation represents a long-conserved biological process characterized by the release of chemical messengers that reg ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 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 Leitch
NOV 18, 2024
Microbiology
New research has shown that a lack of dietary zinc can boost the chances of a lung infection caused by Acinetobacter bau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2024
Immunology
Hepatitis E Virus, or HEV, is a viral infection that generates inflammation of the liver. The disease is commonly transm
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 07, 2024
Immunology
To maintain a healthy immune system, doctors advise patients to take vitamins and minerals. Vitamins have many functions
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 05, 2024
Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Immunology
The intricate cellular details of pregnancy demonstrate the complexity of a developing fetus. In the medical community,
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 31, 2024
Cancer
Today many children and adults will celebrate Halloween, a holiday rooted in the ancient Celtic tradition of the festiva
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 29, 2024
Microbiology
Balance must be maintained among the trillions of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Beneficial microbes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by infected midges and some types of mosquitoes
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countri
...
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
OCT 08, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A viral disease now known as mpox has been spreading infecting people at increasingly higher rates. It causes fever, chi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can have a massive influence on our bodies. Research has shown that the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2024
Microbiology
In recent weeks, 27 cases of Marburg disease have been reported in the Republic of Rwanda, and nine patients have now di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2024
Microbiology
There are different communities of microbes, or microbiomes, in and on various parts of the human body like the skin, gu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Immunology
Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV damages the immune system to prevent the body from fighting off disease and infectio
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 26, 2024
Immunology
The body increases temperature to fight off infections and illness. This temporary increase in temperature, also known a
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 23, 2024
Microbiology
Scientists are starting to learn about what composes a healthy microbiome, such as the bacterial species and the molecul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Cancer
Inflammation represents a long-conserved biological process characterized by the release of chemical messengers that reg
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
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