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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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JUN 03, 2019Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2019Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2019Microbiology
No one knows how many viruses there are on our planet. We know of about 220 that infect people, and now we can add one t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2019Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 14, 2019Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2019Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAY 12, 2019Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Health & Medicine
The ability to diagnose an acute HIV-1 infection before there are detectable antibodies to HIV 1/2 is critical to making ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2019Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2019Microbiology
While there is no cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), we can now stop it from spreading.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2019
Microbiology
No one knows how many viruses there are on our planet. We know of about 220 that infect people, and now we can add one t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have visualized how the body tests out important defensive cells, and have captured the process on video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Rabies is an infamous virus known for invoking rabid behavior in mammals. It’s most commonly spread through saliva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A type of bacterial cell that commonly causes infection can also detect how fast movement is happening around them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
If you’re one of the nearly 7 million people who suffered from influenza last season, you might be curious why the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 14, 2019
Microbiology
Iowa officials have confirmed multiple cases of canine brucellosis, which can be transmitted to humans from dogs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
With increases in marijuana production, a particular problem has begun to emerge: mold. Cannabis is actually very suscep
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAY 12, 2019
Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Microbiology
The bubonic plague, known for killing 25 million people in Europe in the 1340s, has recently killed a couple in Mongolia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
The ability to diagnose an acute HIV-1 infection before there are detectable antibodies to HIV 1/2 is critical to making
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori doesn't only withstand the harsh stomach environment, it can thrive there, sometimes causing ulcers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2019
Microbiology
While there is no cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), we can now stop it from spreading.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Microbiology
Malaria sickens around 200 million people every year, killing around 435,000. Children are most vulnerable. A vaccine ai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch