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Science of Infectious Disease
An infectious disease can be defined as an illness due to a pathogen or its toxic product, which arises through transmission from an infected person, an infected animal, or a contaminated inanimate object to a susceptible host. There are several scientific practices in place to identify and/or treat an infectious disease.
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MAR 22, 2019Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 19, 2019Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
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In 1928, Alexander Fleming found a contaminated Petri dish, and from there, humanity's use of antibiotics started.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2019Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha ...Written By: Dena ArutaFEB 28, 2019Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 24, 2019Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2019Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2019Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 12, 2019Immunology
A research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIVWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 12, 2019Immunology
Scientists are uncovering the mechanisms behind recurring cases of step throatWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 04, 2019Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2019Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 03, 2019Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a term used to describe every cause of acute-onset of obsessiv
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 19, 2019
Microbiology
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cirrhosis accounts for 31,000 deaths per year. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million people in the U.S. are chronic
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
There has been a great deal of media coverage and controversy over the role of diet on disease processes such as autoimm
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 09, 2019
Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming found a contaminated Petri dish, and from there, humanity's use of antibiotics started.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
There is a consensus that the first HIV infection occurred in the 1920s in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic o
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 28, 2019
Microbiology
The threat of infections that can't be treated can be reduced in part with a global approach.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 24, 2019
Microbiology
Triclosan is commonly added to many household products and even toys and credit cards so microbial growth will be reduce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Different mechanisms helped genes conferring antibiotic resistance spread through a population of fish gut bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2019
Microbiology
Some populations of frogs have been able to withstand a widespread epidemic of a deadly disease that is comparable to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2019
Immunology
A physical interaction between two types of immune cells that plays an essential role in the early fight against dengue
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Immunology
A research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIV
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 12, 2019
Immunology
Scientists are uncovering the mechanisms behind recurring cases of step throat
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 04, 2019
Immunology
Climate change may affect the future of vaccinations and nutrition.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2019
Videos
In eight states, eleven people have fallen ill with a pathogenic strain of Salmonella, ten of them after having contact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Immunology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers may have identified a vaccine that would defend against Zika virus without pr
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Th mycobacteria family of microbes includes over 70 members, which are everywhere and are often harmless. But they make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Incredibly, around 20% of the global population is infected with the microbe that causes TB, but only about 10% show any
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch