2017年7月24日 · It was in 1981 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported on a rare lung infection in a young, healthy man who was gay. In 1982, the term "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)" was used for the first time.

2017年5月22日 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that there were 212 million cases of malaria across the world in 2015, and 429,000 of those people died — mostly children living in Africa. Preventing and treating those infections has been a challenging world priority. That makes a new malaria drug discovery — published in Science Translational …

2017年3月13日 · Phuket, the island in Thailand typically associated with paradise and most recently, illegally-run hotels, now has a different problem—a stray cat with the claws of death. Weera Pantip, a 63-year-old man with a weakened immune system, fell ill and died from necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease he caught from a cat scratch. Infection resulting …

2017年3月27日 · There has been an outbreak of syphilis in Oklahoma County with 75 confirmed cases connected by a social network driven by drug use and sex. The Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health confirmed the epidemic, which infected people aged 14 to 47, according to KFour.com. Syphilis is caused by …

2017年2月17日 · The skin is the first line of defense against infectious germs. Pathogens also approach the body through the respiratory system, eyes, genitals, and rectum. These gateways, and all internal organs in the body, are lined with mucous membrane composed of epithelial tissue , which are tightly woven sheets of cells with functions that include ...

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Viruses and bacteria make up the invisible world around us. Invisiverse sees the world through this microbe lens: how they impact our health, our world, and the environment in stunning ways. Find the latest, news, information and studies on microbiology here at Invisiverse.

2017年6月10日 · It is the first confirmed incidence of polio in Syria since 2014. Before 2013, the last case of polio in Syria was in 1999. The new cases occurred in Deir-Ez-Zor governorate in Syria. The strain was isolated on April 25, from two people who were infected and one uninfected contact. Paralysis began in the two cases on March 5 and May 6.

2017年4月15日 · If you have encountered bed bugs lately, you are not alone. While the pesticides used to fight these pests are losing effectiveness, a fungus shows promise in knocking the bugs out of beds everywhere. Bed bugs, or Cimex lectularius, are parasitic arthropods, part of a broad group that includes ticks, mites, and mosquitoes. They feed on the blood of humans and other …

2017年6月13日 · Zika is a threat to unborn babies — the virus can cause neurological damage if it infects a mother during pregnancy. But as with many things, our solutions to the problem aren't always all that much better than the problem itself. In the case of Zika, a new study has found that one of the primary chemicals used for aerial spraying against mosquitoes that carry Zika may …