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Pathogen
Pathogen is any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism. It is an organism causing disease to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence. They include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites that invade the body and can cause health issues.
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MAR 02, 2023Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 22, 2023Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2023Immunology
Long COVID still affects many people who had a case of COVID-19; even people who had mild cases and were not hospitalize ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 13, 2023Microbiology
An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed nine people and sickened at least sixteen others in Equatorial Guinea's firs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2023Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2023Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2023Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 26, 2023Immunology
"Original antigenic sin" is a phenomenon that was identified in 1960; it refers to s situation in which the im ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2023Immunology
HIV-1 is tenacious. It forms reservoirs that establish a life-long presence in the body - cells that are HIV-infected bu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2023Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Traditional chemical disinfectants have adverse effects on both human health and global health.1 Disinfectant sprays suc
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 22, 2023
Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2023
Immunology
Long COVID still affects many people who had a case of COVID-19; even people who had mild cases and were not hospitalize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 13, 2023
Microbiology
An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed nine people and sickened at least sixteen others in Equatorial Guinea's firs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2023
Microbiology
Two natural products can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from binding to the ACE2 receptor and infecting human cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2023
Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2023
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 26, 2023
Immunology
"Original antigenic sin" is a phenomenon that was identified in 1960; it refers to s situation in which the im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2023
Immunology
HIV-1 is tenacious. It forms reservoirs that establish a life-long presence in the body - cells that are HIV-infected bu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Microbiology
Gut feelings can be very real. There are neurons that connect the gut directly to the brain, and this so-called gut-brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch