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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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APR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Gut bacteria could influence whether or not babies survive infections of the digestive system, new research with mice su ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2017Videos
You probably know your blood type and why it is important - that information is lifesaving in certain situations. But do ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into ...APR 19, 2017Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 14, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Maryland figured out why some Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections become invasive, while o ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 12, 2017Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing an infection as bacterial or viral can be difficult, even for trained specialists. And while it may seem sens ...APR 05, 2017Microbiology
I recently saw a headline about how fruit flies that take more naps are more resistant to fungal and bacterial infection ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 04, 2017Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2017Cancer
In the quest to reduce exposure to BPA, a chemical that’s linked to cancer, manufacturers are turning to BPA subst ...MAR 31, 2017Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are painful and unfortunately quite common; half of all women get a UTI eventually, a qu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2017Microbiology
Within the nucleus of each cell are the blueprints for life, DNA, and it has to be carefully organized into chromosomes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2017Immunology
Antigens produced by the testes that scientists thought were forever withdrawn from the rest of the body actually have c ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Videos
Smallpox once claimed nearly 400,000 lives every year during the 18th century. It continued to plague us well into the 2 ...
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Gut bacteria could influence whether or not babies survive infections of the digestive system, new research with mice su
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Immunology
It seems humans share a common enemy with some viruses: bacteria. Viruses invade bacterial cells with generally the same
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2017
Videos
You probably know your blood type and why it is important - that information is lifesaving in certain situations. But do
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...
APR 19, 2017
Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Maryland figured out why some Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections become invasive, while o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 12, 2017
Microbiology
I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccinatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing an infection as bacterial or viral can be difficult, even for trained specialists. And while it may seem sens
...
APR 05, 2017
Microbiology
I recently saw a headline about how fruit flies that take more naps are more resistant to fungal and bacterial infection
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 04, 2017
Neuroscience
While the Zika virus has not been in the headlines as much recently as when it was first discovered, there is still acti
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2017
Cancer
In the quest to reduce exposure to BPA, a chemical that’s linked to cancer, manufacturers are turning to BPA subst
...
MAR 31, 2017
Microbiology
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are painful and unfortunately quite common; half of all women get a UTI eventually, a qu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2017
Microbiology
Within the nucleus of each cell are the blueprints for life, DNA, and it has to be carefully organized into chromosomes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2017
Immunology
Antigens produced by the testes that scientists thought were forever withdrawn from the rest of the body actually have c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
Smallpox once claimed nearly 400,000 lives every year during the 18th century. It continued to plague us well into the 2
...