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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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JUL 04, 2017Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials are warning Florida residents to be especially cautious given the “alarming” spread of a br ...JUN 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If you thought the plague has been eradicated, think again. This year, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) alrea ...JUN 24, 2017Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient ...MAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2017Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2017Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The state of Minnesota is working overtime to treat and contain a measles outbreak that health experts are attributing t ...MAY 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2017Plants & Animals
Poultry in England were forced into indoor containment by the country’s government last December to help prevent t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi ...APR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 08, 2017Videos
A newly found protein may aid vaccinations; it could make them more effective and could expand their use for other disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2017Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2017Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry Evans
JUL 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Health officials are warning Florida residents to be especially cautious given the “alarming” spread of a br
...
JUN 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If you thought the plague has been eradicated, think again. This year, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) alrea
...
JUN 24, 2017
Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Are you someone who always has the unfortunate luck to catch whatever cold virus that’s going around? Well, scient
...
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2017
Immunology
There's a new standard treatment for a rare immunological disease: mepolizumab. No need for an approval process, tho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2017
Videos
While many infectious diseases have been eliminated or are perceived as being under control, we should not ignore new th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The state of Minnesota is working overtime to treat and contain a measles outbreak that health experts are attributing t
...
MAY 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is frightening on a lot of levels. Extreme weather, rising seas, displacement, extinction of species &nda
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
Poultry in England were forced into indoor containment by the country’s government last December to help prevent t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi
...
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 08, 2017
Videos
A newly found protein may aid vaccinations; it could make them more effective and could expand their use for other disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2017
Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
TSRI Scientists Reveal How Viruses Disable Bacterial Immune Systems LA JOLLA, CA – March 28, 2017 – Picture
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans