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Anne's sister, Veronique Channevy, said she was unaware of what sepsis was before her sister died from the condition. "It's hard to believe that five people ...
Researchers at MIT and other institutions have identified compounds that can fight off viral infection by activating a ...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in infection control across senior living communities. Despite extensive cleaning protocols, outbreaks were ...
Maria Paula Erazo-Garcia and Frank Aylward not only found a virus in the alga but discovered the largest one ever recorded with a latent infection cycle, meaning it goes dormant in the host before ...
Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals ...
The threadworm infection cycle begins when immature larvae excreted in the host poop develop into larvae. The infective larvae then crawl off the poop and into the soil to search for a host to infect.