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Emerging Threat: New RNA Virus Found in Human Neurons
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoResearchers discovered Apocryptovirus odysseus, a new RNA virus linked to severe inflammation in Toxoplasma gondii-infected humans. An international team led by researchers ...
Disease from parasite in US water supply might finally be treatable
Newsweek· 3 days agoThis discovery of how this organism selects its sex may help researchers develop treatments or...
Slugs and snails ruining your garden in the wet weather? Here’s the best ways to stop them
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHowever, Dr Stuart Bailey, a malacologist (an expert in molluscs), said he would not recommend this....
A malaria drug may combat tick-borne babesiosis
Medical Xpress· 13 hours ago"Tafenoquine is going to make a huge difference, I think, in people who are severely immunocompromised," said study first author Dr. Peter Krause, a...
Researchers identify universal bitter blocker that could help patients take their life-saving...
Medical Xpress· 10 hours agoNow, a group of scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center has identified the first temporary,...
Monell Researchers Identify Universal Bitter Block | Newswise
Newswise· 1 day agoLiquid forms of many medicines taste extremely bitter and are often rejected. Put simply, strong...
Why it's so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases
BBC News· 2 days agoThe process of making vaccines for parasites is extremely challenging – but scientists might be on...
Swimmer's itch rash: See Ohio beaches with advisories, treatment, prevention information
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoparasite burrows into the skin of the swimmer and the immune system reacts, causing a rash. It's important to note that swimmer's itch is not contagious. The parasite ...
Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
NPR· 3 days ago“A lot of these rodents are...when their “rat hosts are unavailable, they will feed on other small animals — as well as humans.” “The rat fleas aren’t gonna start biting & ...
Body lice: Symptoms, treatment, and more
Medical News Today· 21 hours agoBody lice lay eggs on clothing, feed on human blood, and can transmit disease to humans. People without housing and living in crowded conditions have a...