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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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FEB 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Immunology
Researchers are still studying how long a person can stay immune against COVID-19 following infection. A new study by a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefFEB 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2021Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 26, 2021Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 24, 2021Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 03, 2021Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was found to increase the effects of vaccine responses in older adults. The drug works by removing cellular debri ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Salmonella are human & animal bacterial pathogens that are found everywhere. When the bacterium infects a person, it cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2020Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viruses mutate, and the more they multiply, the more chances they have to introduce new mutations, by modifying portions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Immunology
Researchers are still studying how long a person can stay immune against COVID-19 following infection. A new study by a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
FEB 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 26, 2021
Immunology
In a period of just over three weeks, over four million people received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Out of all the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 24, 2021
Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Immunology
Critically ill COVID patients in the U.K. may receive an arthritis drug after a study showed that treatment lowered mort
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The flu season would have typically been well underway by mid-December in a normal year. But this year, there are few ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug was found to increase the effects of vaccine responses in older adults. The drug works by removing cellular debri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Salmonella are human & animal bacterial pathogens that are found everywhere. When the bacterium infects a person, it cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2020
Microbiology
Research has shown that air pollution & smoke can have serious detrimental health effects. Now scientists have revealed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch