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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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SEP 20, 2024Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2024Immunology
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that occurs in the lung, caused by bacteria. It is spread through the air and ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 02, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skin is a crucial, protective barrier that is considered to be a major part of our immune defenses. When pathogens t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2024Microbiology
Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2024Microbiology
Animal models have served as excellent models of many aspects of human biology and disease, but they cannot mimic every ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2024Immunology
Various immune cells help orchestrate a response against invading diseases. These cells make up a two-wave response syst ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAUG 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many people, getting chickenpox is a rite of passage in childhood. About 95% of people carry the virus that causes i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is a common Gram-negative bacterium. They can live almost anywhere, including wate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2024Microbiology
India is experiencing the most severe outbreak of a disease known as Chandipura virus in decades. Previous outbreaks hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2024Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases jump species to infect humans, and scientists have been studying the links in this transmission netwro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2024Immunology
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus resulted in the fatality of millions worldwide. This sever ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 10, 2024Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2024Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that can be found throughout the environment. It can also cause deadly, multidrug- ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
We're nowhere near a world like the one in HBO's The Last of Us, but there have been notable increases in fungal infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are an improved model for the study human biology and disease, because they are miniaturized versions of human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2024Microbiology
Some of these antibodies could potentially neutralize coronaviruses that have not yet emerged, the study authors suggest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2024Microbiology
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking H5N1, an avian influenza that has wreaked havoc on b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2024Immunology
A recent paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering, by Dr. David J. Mooney demonstrated how a new vaccine can enhance and m ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 08, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2024Immunology
The responsibility of the immune system protects the human body from infections and diseases. This system is made of two ...Written By: Brian G. Morreale
SEP 20, 2024
Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2024
Immunology
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that occurs in the lung, caused by bacteria. It is spread through the air and
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skin is a crucial, protective barrier that is considered to be a major part of our immune defenses. When pathogens t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world because of the diseases they carry, indulging malaria and dengue. Mosq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had a practically infinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2024
Microbiology
Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2024
Microbiology
Animal models have served as excellent models of many aspects of human biology and disease, but they cannot mimic every
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2024
Immunology
Various immune cells help orchestrate a response against invading diseases. These cells make up a two-wave response syst
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
AUG 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many people, getting chickenpox is a rite of passage in childhood. About 95% of people carry the virus that causes i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is a common Gram-negative bacterium. They can live almost anywhere, including wate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2024
Microbiology
India is experiencing the most severe outbreak of a disease known as Chandipura virus in decades. Previous outbreaks hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2024
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases jump species to infect humans, and scientists have been studying the links in this transmission netwro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2024
Immunology
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus resulted in the fatality of millions worldwide. This sever
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 10, 2024
Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2024
Microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that can be found throughout the environment. It can also cause deadly, multidrug-
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We're nowhere near a world like the one in HBO's The Last of Us, but there have been notable increases in fungal infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are an improved model for the study human biology and disease, because they are miniaturized versions of human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2024
Microbiology
Some of these antibodies could potentially neutralize coronaviruses that have not yet emerged, the study authors suggest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2024
Microbiology
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking H5N1, an avian influenza that has wreaked havoc on b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2024
Immunology
A recent paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering, by Dr. David J. Mooney demonstrated how a new vaccine can enhance and m
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 08, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2024
Immunology
The responsibility of the immune system protects the human body from infections and diseases. This system is made of two
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale