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Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. Most infectious diseases have only minor complications. But some infections - such as pneumonia, AIDS and meningitis - can become life-threatening.
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JAN 14, 2026eBooksTracking outbreaks, classifying novel microorganisms, and researching microbiomes has never been more prominent. Next-ge ...JAN 12, 2026Microbiology
People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2026Microbiology
The US has recently added 53 more measles cases to its groewing total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states, though 4 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2025Microbiology
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Long COVID continues to afflict many people, and confound doctors. We have learned more about various trajectories the i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2025Microbiology
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Whooping Cough Cases Spike, Infants Killed in the US Amid Vaccine Declines While pertussis, also known as whooping cough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2025Microbiology
Bacterial cells can easily swap bits of DNA, and many of those pieces of genetic material carry genes that confer resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2025Microbiology
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Like many viruses, the rabies virus has a relatively small genome compared to most organisms. Scientists have now reveal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Astroviruses may not be well known, but they are very common and are the leading cause of diarrhea in children...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2025Microbiology
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus that is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, typically on the South American continent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Oxygen is vital to the body. When levels of oxygen in the blood get too low, serious problems can arise. This can happen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2025Microbiology
Napoleon I led an army of around 550,000 soldiers to invade Russia in June 1812, but they didn't make it home.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases, including malaria, and scientists have long been searching for ways to treat or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2025Microbiology
While microbes are everywhere in the world, and in our bodies, many are harmless. Others, however, can be very dangerous ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2025Microbiology
Malaria is a leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is to blame for over 600,000 deaths worldw ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2025Microbiology
Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2025Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2025Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2025Microbiology
Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the rig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2025Microbiology
Many known viruses pose a continuing threat to public health, and we are constantly dealing with the possibility that ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2025Microbiology
Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in waste water, including medications that people may be taking, like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2026
eBooks
Tracking outbreaks, classifying novel microorganisms, and researching microbiomes has never been more prominent. Next-ge
...
JAN 12, 2026
Microbiology
People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2026
Microbiology
The US has recently added 53 more measles cases to its groewing total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 states, though 4
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2025
Microbiology
On December 18, 2025, experts published an article in JAMA Network warning that a severe type of flu
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2025
Microbiology
Long COVID continues to afflict many people, and confound doctors. We have learned more about various trajectories the i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2025
Microbiology
There are many forms of Escherichia coli. Many are harmless members of the gut microbiome, but others can cause serious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2025
Microbiology
Whooping Cough Cases Spike, Infants Killed in the US Amid Vaccine Declines While pertussis, also known as whooping cough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2025
Microbiology
Bacterial cells can easily swap bits of DNA, and many of those pieces of genetic material carry genes that confer resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2025
Microbiology
Since the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic has ended, researchers have been studying the long-term consequences of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Like many viruses, the rabies virus has a relatively small genome compared to most organisms. Scientists have now reveal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astroviruses may not be well known, but they are very common and are the leading cause of diarrhea in children...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2025
Microbiology
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus that is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, typically on the South American continent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Oxygen is vital to the body. When levels of oxygen in the blood get too low, serious problems can arise. This can happen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2025
Microbiology
Napoleon I led an army of around 550,000 soldiers to invade Russia in June 1812, but they didn't make it home.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases, including malaria, and scientists have long been searching for ways to treat or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2025
Microbiology
While microbes are everywhere in the world, and in our bodies, many are harmless. Others, however, can be very dangerous
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2025
Microbiology
Malaria is a leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is to blame for over 600,000 deaths worldw
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2025
Microbiology
Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2025
Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2025
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are dangerous pests. They transmit many dangerous pathogens, including the parasite that causes malaria and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2025
Microbiology
Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the rig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2025
Microbiology
Many known viruses pose a continuing threat to public health, and we are constantly dealing with the possibility that ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2025
Microbiology
Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in waste water, including medications that people may be taking, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch