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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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MAY 15, 2025Immunology
When the doctor utters the word “cancer” one might immediately go numb as their mind takes a minute to compr ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 05, 2025Cancer
Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer that impacts a subset of immune cells called B cells, develops most often in children and you ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 01, 2025Immunology
The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 01, 2025Immunology
Vaccines generate a strong immune response designed to target a specific pathogen or disease. Many individuals think of ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 21, 2025Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2025Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are getting deadlier because they are increasingly gaining resistance to crucial antibiotics. Whole ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2025Immunology
The immune system is comprised of various cells that work in concert to fight off disease. The two immune responses, inn ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 10, 2025Immunology
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by tick bites. It often causes rash, fever, headaches, fatigue, and ot ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 10, 2025Immunology
The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in co ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 08, 2025Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2025Immunology
Immune cells are generated to keep our bodies healthy. To combat disease, our bodies initiate two separate waves of immu ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 30, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2025Immunology
Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone mar ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 27, 2025Immunology
Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’, is a fungal infection affecting the sinuses, lungs, brain, and skin. The fun ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 24, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2025Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2025Immunology
Our immune system works to fight infections immediately, but also maintain long-term immunity. Two waves of protection h ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 13, 2025Immunology
Our bodies response to invading pathogens through different mechanisms of the immune system. Innate immunity first detec ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 12, 2025Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2025Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2025Immunology
Immunotherapy is the form of treatment that redirects the immune system toward a pathogen or disease. In many cases, imm ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 16, 2025Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens can cause serious infections. So many of them are becoming resistant to the effects of antibiotics t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2025
Immunology
When the doctor utters the word “cancer” one might immediately go numb as their mind takes a minute to compr
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 05, 2025
Cancer
Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer that impacts a subset of immune cells called B cells, develops most often in children and you
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 01, 2025
Immunology
The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 01, 2025
Immunology
Vaccines generate a strong immune response designed to target a specific pathogen or disease. Many individuals think of
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 21, 2025
Microbiology
There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2025
Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria are getting deadlier because they are increasingly gaining resistance to crucial antibiotics. Whole
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2025
Immunology
The immune system is comprised of various cells that work in concert to fight off disease. The two immune responses, inn
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 10, 2025
Immunology
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by tick bites. It often causes rash, fever, headaches, fatigue, and ot
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 10, 2025
Immunology
The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in co
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 08, 2025
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2025
Immunology
Immune cells are generated to keep our bodies healthy. To combat disease, our bodies initiate two separate waves of immu
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 30, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can easily evolve, and can quickly gain resistance to drugs. Drug-resistant bacterial infections already cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2025
Immunology
Our immune systems develop to recognize what is foreign within our bodies. As immune cells are generated in the bone mar
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 27, 2025
Immunology
Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’, is a fungal infection affecting the sinuses, lungs, brain, and skin. The fun
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 24, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system is crucial to our health. It must sense pathogens and respond to the threat effectively. But the immun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2025
Microbiology
Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2025
Immunology
Our immune system works to fight infections immediately, but also maintain long-term immunity. Two waves of protection h
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 13, 2025
Immunology
Our bodies response to invading pathogens through different mechanisms of the immune system. Innate immunity first detec
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 12, 2025
Microbiology
A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico that began in late January has expanded to over 200 cases, and the true numbe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Microbiology
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and the causes are unclear. Now resarch has shown it may be rel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2025
Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2025
Immunology
Immunotherapy is the form of treatment that redirects the immune system toward a pathogen or disease. In many cases, imm
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 16, 2025
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens can cause serious infections. So many of them are becoming resistant to the effects of antibiotics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch