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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AUG 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
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AUG 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 11, 2022
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air when a person
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
AUG 10, 2022
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
AUG 09, 2022
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2022
Microbiology
AUG 07, 2022
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2022
Coronavirus
AUG 06, 2022
Students at Boston University were told to get vaccinated and wear masks on campus. That has allowed people to attend cl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
AUG 04, 2022
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 03, 2022
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 31, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 31, 2022
A bacterium that causes a deadly tropical disease called meliodosis, sometimes known as Whitmore's disease, has been det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2022
Coronavirus
JUL 29, 2022
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2022
Immunology
JUL 29, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Since we first encountered it in late 2019, the virus has continued to mut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 26, 2022
Between April 5 and May 26 of 2022, hundreds of cases of viral hepatitis in children were diagnosed in 33 countries, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 24, 2022
Lassa virus infections are asymptomatic in about 80 percent of people. But the virus also causes Lassa fever (LF), which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2022
Coronavirus
JUL 22, 2022
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has continued to evolve since the start of the pandemic, and we've moved down the list of variants
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 20, 2022
The paramyxovirus includes serious pathogens that can cause pandemics, including ones that lead primarily to mild. Illne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 18, 2022
For the first time, Marburg virus has been detected in Ghana after two people died from the disease. Marburg virus is si
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 16, 2022
Breastfeeding is encouraged because it provides many benefits to both mothers and infants. Breastmilk is nutritious, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2022
Immunology
JUL 15, 2022
After a virus gets inside of a cell, it typically takes over the cell to produce more viral particles. But pox viruses g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 14, 2022
Magnetic beads (or superparamagnetic particles) can be used for the isolation and purification of cells, nucleic acids,
...
Sponsored By:
Cytiva
JUL 13, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 13, 2022
In Malaysia in the fall of 1998, a mystery ailment swept through the local pig-farming community, eventually leading to
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 08, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 08, 2022
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 05, 2022
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 05, 2022
Technology
JUL 05, 2022
Telehealth has significantly altered the healthcare landscape, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amon
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 05, 2022
Immunology
JUL 05, 2022
Researchers have created a new 'universal' flu vaccine, which is directed against type A influenza viruses. It w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2022
Microbiology
JUL 03, 2022
Norovirus is a name for a group of viruses that causes stomach distress, like severe vomiting and diarrhea. The infectio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch