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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 30, 2025Microbiology
During winter in the Northern hemisphere, there is usually an increase in respiratory illnesses like influenza or respir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a crucial organelle present in all eukaryotic cells, including human cells. The ER pla ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2025Microbiology
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can occur when the body is trying to fight an infection. Now scientists know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2025Immunology
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New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2025Microbiology
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Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2024Microbiology
Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been approved for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2024Microbiology
Ribosomes are crucial to cells, because they translate messenger RNA molecules into the proteins that are necessary for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2024Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2024Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 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 Leitch
JAN 30, 2025
Microbiology
During winter in the Northern hemisphere, there is usually an increase in respiratory illnesses like influenza or respir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a crucial organelle present in all eukaryotic cells, including human cells. The ER pla
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2025
Microbiology
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can occur when the body is trying to fight an infection. Now scientists know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2025
Immunology
Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The h
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 15, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Almost four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are still learning about the consequences of infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2025
Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is mounting evidence that links neurodegenerative diseases and viral infections, such as the association between m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In late November 2024, the World Health Organization was alerted to a serious public health crisis in a region of the Co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA in cells performs an astounding number of functions. Messenger RNA carries the sequences of active genes to the cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Cancer
Many elements double as biologically vital minerals required by the body for normal functioning and general health.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Infectious diseases can have very different effects on different people; some individuals may have virtually no symptoms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2024
Microbiology
Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been approved for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2024
Microbiology
Ribosomes are crucial to cells, because they translate messenger RNA molecules into the proteins that are necessary for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2024
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2024
Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a
...
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