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Outbreak is a sudden increase or outburst of unexpected disease or war. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.
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APR 30, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The time it takes to respond to disease outbreaks is critical. But designing drugs to combat these disease outbreaks is ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2021Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Duke University scientists have created a highly sensitive Ebola virus portable diagnostic device, 1000 times more sensi ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 05, 2021Microbiology
Many types of bacteria often live harmlessly in and on animals and humans, but some bacteria pose a threat. Salmonella b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2021Technology
Researchers are looking into the versatility of artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent future pandemics. Scientists at ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 04, 2021Microbiology
There are many different influenza viruses, which cause from 290,000 to 650,000 deaths every year. That range depends on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Immunology
After COVID infection, there’s a spectrum of diversity in how long antibodies against the coronavirus hang around& ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 30, 2021Microbiology
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; its fatality ratio can be as high as 88 percent. Researchers may have now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Dr. John-Sebastian Eden is a Virologist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. His group u ...MAR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2021Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 25, 2021Health & Medicine
For months, many people that have recovered from cases of COVID-19 have reported experiencing a range of lingering healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2020Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Getting that nasty rash tested isn’t always a straightforward process. Dermatologists have notoriously long waitli ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 25, 2020Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccinating as many people as possible will be one of several efforts that will be needed to halt the progression of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Over 1.2 million genome sequences collected from 172 countries have been uploaded to a data-sharing site over the course
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The time it takes to respond to disease outbreaks is critical. But designing drugs to combat these disease outbreaks is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Duke University scientists have created a highly sensitive Ebola virus portable diagnostic device, 1000 times more sensi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 05, 2021
Microbiology
Many types of bacteria often live harmlessly in and on animals and humans, but some bacteria pose a threat. Salmonella b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Technology
Researchers are looking into the versatility of artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent future pandemics. Scientists at
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 04, 2021
Microbiology
There are many different influenza viruses, which cause from 290,000 to 650,000 deaths every year. That range depends on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Immunology
After COVID infection, there’s a spectrum of diversity in how long antibodies against the coronavirus hang around&
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 30, 2021
Microbiology
Marburg virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever; its fatality ratio can be as high as 88 percent. Researchers may have now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Dr. John-Sebastian Eden is a Virologist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. His group u
...
MAR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout human history, our species has come into contact with both harmless and infectious microbes that have changed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
The world's coral reefs face numerous threats, including climate change, pollution, and habitat loss. Since 2014, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
For months, many people that have recovered from cases of COVID-19 have reported experiencing a range of lingering healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
There's more to llamas than being livestock and hilarious companion animals. They also harbor an immune system capab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2020
Microbiology
A mosquito-borne virus called VEEV has been emerging in South America. It causes symptoms that make it difficult to dist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Getting that nasty rash tested isn’t always a straightforward process. Dermatologists have notoriously long waitli
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
Everyone worldwide is sitting with anticipation, waiting for the right vaccine candidate for the coronavirus outbreak, h
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch