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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 28, 2019Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 24, 2019Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2019Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Strep throat is a common illness. Now researchers know why it sometimes causes a flesh-eating disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Observations of the human microbiota date back as far as the 1680s when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek noted significant differ ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 13, 2019Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 12, 2019Immunology
A research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIVWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 12, 2019Immunology
Scientists are uncovering the mechanisms behind recurring cases of step throatWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 10, 2019Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 04, 2019Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2019Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 24, 2019Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2019
Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 24, 2019
Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2019
Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Strep throat is a common illness. Now researchers know why it sometimes causes a flesh-eating disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Myalgic encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is a disabling condition that affects every aspect of a
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Observations of the human microbiota date back as far as the 1680s when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek noted significant differ
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 13, 2019
Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Immunology
A research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIV
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Immunology
Scientists are uncovering the mechanisms behind recurring cases of step throat
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 10, 2019
Microbiology
Some viruses, like Zika, can be challenging to study when they suddenly cause outbreaks because they can be very difficu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 04, 2019
Microbiology
Like many other organisms, bacteria have to compete for resources and have developed a wide array of strategies to use,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2019
Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 24, 2019
Videos
The CDC has warned people not to eat uncooked flour - it is not treated to remove germs, and must be cooked.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch