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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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DEC 07, 2022Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2022Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2022Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2022Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease worldwide (prior to, and aside from COVID-19 infections). Acc ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 10, 2022Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
We've all seen the latest historical interpretations on television, the movies, or even the stage. And while talented co ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanNOV 07, 2022Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2022Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2022Microbiology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the threat posed by fungal pathogens in a new report, which is calli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2022Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genome of the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is very small. But it encodes for more than just the spike pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 13, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2022Technology
Diagnosing health conditions can be particularly challenging. Oftentimes, diagnosis requires several different data poin ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 05, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers have now published a study that has revealed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect brai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2022Immunology
The immune system has to be able to differentiate between the organisms in our microbiome, which can be helpful and even ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Immunology
Most people would agree that colds and especially flu infections are far more common in winter. While we know that some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2022
Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2022
Microbiology
When researchers have studied infections in animal models, they have typically focused on the pathogen and the host. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease worldwide (prior to, and aside from COVID-19 infections). Acc
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 10, 2022
Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
We've all seen the latest historical interpretations on television, the movies, or even the stage. And while talented co
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
NOV 07, 2022
Immunology
The physiological impact of various diets has been hotly debated for years. Scientists have now used a mouse model to sh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2022
Microbiology
On Saturday, Uganda extended a three-week lockdown in certain areas to try to control the spread of Ebola virus, which h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
It may be possible to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms with an inexpensive amino acid that could open up new tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is viral DNA in the human genome, and each instance traces back to an ancestor who was infected with a retrovirus.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2022
Microbiology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the threat posed by fungal pathogens in a new report, which is calli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Immunology
Iron is a crucial nutrient. Most of the iron in the body is contained in red blood cells, as part of hemoglobin, which i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome of the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is very small. But it encodes for more than just the spike pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae)
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2022
Technology
Diagnosing health conditions can be particularly challenging. Oftentimes, diagnosis requires several different data poin
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers have now published a study that has revealed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Immunology
The immune system has to be able to differentiate between the organisms in our microbiome, which can be helpful and even
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch