
Tag: Infectious Diseases


WHO: Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths

More than a dozen states to open vaccines to all adults

Wildlife protection, surveillance of zoonosis are the key to preventing future pandemics

NYC strip clubs sue New York state over COVID shutdown

Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US

Abbott Pandemic Defence Coalition aims to identify new viral threats and take quick action

Russia reports fewer than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since October

Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how

Why Astrazeneca and J&J’s vaccines, in use the world over, are still on hold in America

Sudan says cholera outbreak kills 7, dozens infected

Study suggests transplanting Hep C-infected kidneys to uninfected donors safe, study suggests: Should be standard of care

Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi

Self-sterilizing polymer proves effective against drug-resistant pathogens

Cigarette smoke makes MRSA superbug bacterium more drug-resistant: Cigarette smoke can change the DNA and characteristics of pathogenic microbes

Trapping female mosquitoes helps curb chikungunya virus

Measles vaccination linked to health and schooling benefits

Bladder infection: Cranberry extract makes bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics

Experts sound alarm as mosquito- and tick-borne diseases set to flourish in warmer climate

Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses

Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes

Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria: Implants coated in microgel flecks could be key to reducing surgical infections

Exposure to HIV virus, treatment before birth linked to obesity later in life

Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants

New sanitation system halves healthcare associated infections and cuts costs by 75 percent

Latest anti-retroviral drug regimens provide ‘Lazarus Effect’ for HIV patients

How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

Tick season in 2019 starts extremely early warning of infectious diseases and of new tick species

Cocktail of common antibiotics can fight resistant E. coli
