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Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases: are viral, parasitic, and bacterial diseases that mainly affect the world's poorest people. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), such as dengue, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and leishmaniasis, are called "neglected," because they generally afflict the world's poor and historically have not received as much attention as other diseases.
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DEC 12, 2019Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
The World Health Organization names mosquitoes as one of the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most forgotten and neglected diseases is Buruli ulcer, a debilitating and stigmatized condition affecting pri ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a disabling chronic and infectious disease that affects the skin and the perip ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Cases of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), a parasitic disease, has increased dramatically in Syria and neighboring countrie ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 07, 2018Videos
Did you know that around one billion people suffer from a neglected tropical disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazol ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 16, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers at the Institute Butantan, São Pa ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2018Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 28, 2017Videos
A parasite is a microorganism that lives within and gets its food from a host. Some of these relationships are antagonis ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 19, 2017Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 06, 2017Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2017Microbiology
Chagas disease causes an initial period of infection only lasts a few months, or so it was thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2017Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea ...NOV 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2016Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2015Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 12, 2019
Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The World Health Organization names mosquitoes as one of the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Health & Medicine
While the images that you find on different websites of mites that live on humans may be frightening, most have a symbio
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most forgotten and neglected diseases is Buruli ulcer, a debilitating and stigmatized condition affecting pri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a disabling chronic and infectious disease that affects the skin and the perip
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Cases of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), a parasitic disease, has increased dramatically in Syria and neighboring countrie
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 07, 2018
Videos
Did you know that around one billion people suffer from a neglected tropical disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 16, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers at the Institute Butantan, São Pa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2018
Technology
Wouldn’t it be convenient to have technology that can easily, quickly and cheaply categorize whether or not a mosq
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new treatment to help eliminate a neglected tropical disease was developed thanks in part to an incentive program devi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2017
Videos
A parasite is a microorganism that lives within and gets its food from a host. Some of these relationships are antagonis
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 06, 2017
Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2017
Microbiology
Chagas disease causes an initial period of infection only lasts a few months, or so it was thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2017
Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea
...
NOV 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2016
Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2015
Immunology
Leishmaniasis is an infection disease caused by the bite of infected sand flies, and it's usually found in tropical
...
Written By:
Kara Marker