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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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JAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 26, 2016Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2016Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 13, 2016Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like ...SEP 30, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Millions of innocent honeybees were reportedly killed off in South Carolina this month by a potent insecticide that was ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth ...SEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)AUG 24, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto Preschool children with a peanut allergy were able to start eating peanuts after taking part i ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 08, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – August 8, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) now have a high-resoluti ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)AUG 07, 2016Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2016Videos
The Zika epidemic will most likely be over within the next couple years in Latin America, according to a paper published ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
While most bacteria is harmless, some have evolved into pathogens, which have various ways of causing infectious disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 13, 2016Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2016Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses are a unique form of life that have challenged scientists since the dawn of biomedical research. They have even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment earlier this month examines the impacts of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2016
Microbiology
Red squirrels of the United Kingdom are having a tough time. Their population is under threat from several pressures, in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Time Magazine. It may have been edited for publication purposes. Former Vice Pres
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of South African children unveiled a startling discovery: 1 in 10 children may have a natural “monkey-like
...
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Microbiology
Food poisoning sickens many people, and can lead to outbreaks of disease. Rapid detection of a common strain of pathogen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Millions of innocent honeybees were reportedly killed off in South Carolina this month by a potent insecticide that was
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
...
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – September 8, 2016 – A series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institu
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 24, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto Preschool children with a peanut allergy were able to start eating peanuts after taking part i
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – August 8, 2016 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) now have a high-resoluti
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2016
Videos
The Zika epidemic will most likely be over within the next couple years in Latin America, according to a paper published
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Can you imagine eating Escherichia coli for good health? It seems a little crazy, but scientists have created a way to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
While most bacteria is harmless, some have evolved into pathogens, which have various ways of causing infectious disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 13, 2016
Microbiology
A new material has been created by researchers in Singapore that kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. As antibiotic res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an ess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker