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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 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Madagascar is currently battling a plague outbreak that has so far infected nearly 1,200 people and killed 124 people. I ...OCT 23, 2017Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the notorious virus known to cause infectious mononucleosis, also known as “mono&rdquo ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published ...OCT 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2017Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 30, 2017Microbiology
Although a flu shot might not inspire joy, it seems that being in a good mood on the day of getting it can improve the p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2017Immunology
With no FDA-approved vaccines or antiviral drugs to treat Ebola, those affected rely on the immune system to save them f ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2017Videos
While bacteria have been busy building resistance to common drugs used to fight them, another disease has also become le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu ...SEP 19, 2017Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 10, 2017Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Infographics
Over the years, vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives. Currently, there are ove ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorAUG 22, 2017Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease knew that some viruses - herpes simplex virus, f ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 15, 2017Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2017Microbiology
Study indicates the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine - it likely resulted in 380,000 fewer hospitalizations of young ki ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born ...JUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 21, 2017Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C ...
OCT 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Madagascar is currently battling a plague outbreak that has so far infected nearly 1,200 people and killed 124 people. I
...
OCT 23, 2017
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the notorious virus known to cause infectious mononucleosis, also known as “mono&rdquo
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published
...
OCT 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2017
Microbiology
Although a flu shot might not inspire joy, it seems that being in a good mood on the day of getting it can improve the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2017
Immunology
With no FDA-approved vaccines or antiviral drugs to treat Ebola, those affected rely on the immune system to save them f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2017
Videos
While bacteria have been busy building resistance to common drugs used to fight them, another disease has also become le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
Known formally as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), prion diseases made headlines in the mid 1980s throu
...
SEP 19, 2017
Immunology
In discovering a new pathway between the spinal cord, adrenal glands, and the immune system, scientists from Charit&eacu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Infographics
Over the years, vaccines have prevented countless cases of disease and saved millions of lives. Currently, there are ove
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease knew that some viruses - herpes simplex virus, f
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 15, 2017
Microbiology
Dietary supplements are popular in the United States, but the FDA has a warning about one manufacturer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2017
Microbiology
Study indicates the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine - it likely resulted in 380,000 fewer hospitalizations of young ki
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
People that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome might feel some relief just knowing that biomarkers have now been assoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Rabies is a virus contracted through the saliva of other infected animals. Rabid raccoons have perhaps the greatest asso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...