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Zoonotic Disease
A Zoonotic Disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between animals and humans. Some zoonotic diseases may not make the animal sick but will infect a human. These diseases can range from minor short-term illnesses to major life-threatening illnesses.
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JUN 13, 2023Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2023Immunology
The lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infects rodents as well as humans, and has long been used to study how the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2023Microbiology
An outbreak of Marburg virus began last month in Equatorial Guinea, and more cases have been reported since the outbreak ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Microbiology
Genetic data has been revealed that has shown that animals at a Wuhan, China Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were mingli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 02, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
This relative of the six Ebola virus species has no known treatment. Now, a new vaccine is showing promise.Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 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 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 LeitchSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2022Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 29, 2022Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2022Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2022Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2021Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 21, 2021Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2021Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 08, 2021Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2021Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
JUN 13, 2023
Microbiology
Human activities often put people in close contact with wild animals. Research has shown that relationship can promote a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2023
Immunology
The lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infects rodents as well as humans, and has long been used to study how the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2023
Microbiology
An outbreak of Marburg virus began last month in Equatorial Guinea, and more cases have been reported since the outbreak
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Microbiology
Genetic data has been revealed that has shown that animals at a Wuhan, China Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were mingli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 02, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
This relative of the six Ebola virus species has no known treatment. Now, a new vaccine is showing promise.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
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 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
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 29, 2022
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2022
Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2022
Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 21, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2021
Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 08, 2021
Microbiology
Nipah virus is one of the world's deadliest viruses. It has caused several small outbreaks in Southeast Asia since it em
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio