Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and diseases often spillover to humans from nonhuman
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Uncovering a key mechanism in assembly of Avian Sarcoma Virus, a relative of HIV-1
A key step in retroviral growth inside a cell, as described by Jamil Saad, Ph.D., and colleagues, is portrayed on
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Sugars and microbiome in mother’s milk influence neonatal rotavirus infection
Using a multidisciplinary approach, an international team of researchers from several institutions, including Baylor College of Medicine, reveals that complex
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Man's Bug Bite Turns into Rare 'Flesh-Eating' Infection
What started as a simple bug bite on a young man's knee soon turned life-threatening when the itchy bump developed
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Infectious diarrhea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering: Hospital bedsheets could be source of C. difficile contamination
Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all
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Research assesses geographic distribution of new antibiotics following market introduction: None of the 25 new antibiotics registered between 1999 and 2015 targeted the most daunting infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria
There is a growing need for new antibiotics to help combat the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance. According to a
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Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread by nose picking and rubbing
Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread through picking and rubbing the nose, according to new research published in the European Respiratory
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What pneumococcus says to make you sick
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in bacterial communication and infection. Their findings
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Unseen infections harming world’s children
Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development, new research from
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Vaccinating humans to protect mosquitoes from malaria: Immunized people would transmit anti-malarial proteins to the insects that bite them, reducing spread of the deadly disease
For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that prevents mosquitoes from spreading malaria among humans. This unique
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