The Symptoms and Treatment of Rabies in Humans
Rabies is a fatal disease that requires serious medical attention. Ignorance of this disease can be deadly. Learn the pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, …
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Ascaris Worms: Parasitological Facts
Ascaris lumbricoides infects about 1.27 billion people around the world, making it the most medically important nematode. Learn the biology of A. …
Continue ReadingThe Lytic Cycle of T-even Bacteriophage
How do viruses reproduce? This article explains one of two strategies used by all viruses, the lytic cycle, so-named because it ends with the lysis of …
Continue ReadingCapillaria philippinensis – A Human Intestinal Parasite
Capillaria philippinensis has the ability to infect human and cause disease. Learn the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of the disease …
Continue ReadingEntamoeba Histolytica Infection - Caused by Amebic Dysentery
Entamoeba histolytica is the caused of the disease amebic dysentery that kills thousands per year. Learn the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of …
Continue ReadingIs the Threat of Infectious Disease Increasing? What Technology is Available to Contain It?
Epidemics and pandemics are a very real threat. According to a report from the Trust for America’s Health there are things we can do about preventing …
Continue ReadingWhat is Evolutionary Medicine?
Also known as Darwinian medicine, this branch of the science looks to evolution to find explanations for why humans are vulnerable to disease.
Continue ReadingFrançoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier Win 2008 Nobel Prize for Discovering HIV
In 2008, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier won half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their joint discovery of the Human …
Continue ReadingPharaoh Ants, A Serious Hospital Pest
What insect is most dangerous to humans? In hospitals, it’s not the cockroach, the fly, or the mosquito, but the tiny Pharaoh ant.
Continue ReadingWhat is Aspergillus Niger?
Many people don’t understand what Aspergillus Niger is or how dangerous it can be. This overview provides a comprehensive explanation.
Continue ReadingProtein Structure and the Immune System
Protein interactions are highly dependent upon protein structure, and it is in the way in which the immune system functions that this dependency is …
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