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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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OCT 21, 2018Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2018Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2018Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2018Microbiology
Is it a sick visitor, a dirty hospital gown, or the unwashed hands of a clinician? No, the infection is coming from insi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2018Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2018Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Videos
Health data, such as information contained in a patient’s electronic health record, is closely guarded to ensure p ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 22, 2018Videos
It seems there is no shortage of unusual beauty rituals; vampire facials may fall into that category.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Videos
Learn more about how vaccines are developed and tested, from the CDC.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Nature Communications, scientists from the Imperial College London have recently screened 70,000 com ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU), who were finding a way to fight an inflammatory response that causes o ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
After 10 years of research, scientists at the University of Manchester have created the first non-antibiotic drug that c ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 10, 2018Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2018
Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2018
Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2018
Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2018
Microbiology
Is it a sick visitor, a dirty hospital gown, or the unwashed hands of a clinician? No, the infection is coming from insi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2018
Microbiology
After last year's flu season killed around 80,000 people, the CDC is trying to get the word out about the flu vaccine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2018
Videos
The CDC has some advice about a ham recall announced on October 3 by Johnston County Hams, Inc.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Videos
Natural disasters like hurricanes are dangerous when they occur, and their aftermath poses another set of problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Videos
Health data, such as information contained in a patient’s electronic health record, is closely guarded to ensure p
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 22, 2018
Videos
It seems there is no shortage of unusual beauty rituals; vampire facials may fall into that category.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Videos
Learn more about how vaccines are developed and tested, from the CDC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Nature Communications, scientists from the Imperial College London have recently screened 70,000 com
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU), who were finding a way to fight an inflammatory response that causes o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
After 10 years of research, scientists at the University of Manchester have created the first non-antibiotic drug that c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 10, 2018
Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch