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New herpes study reveals 'significant' information
Newsweek· 2 days agoScientists have figured out how the dreaded herpes virus breaks into our cells. Herpes simplex virus type 1—the major cause of oral herpes—enters the...
Woman becoming resistant to antibiotics after UTIs
BBC via AOL· 41 minutes agoShe is part of a team working to prevent the impact of AMR, including trials to determine how to reduce antibiotics being prescribed unnecessarily. "Most...
Shorter infection-to-infection interval observed in 2022 mpox outbreak
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 3 hours agoThe serial interval was 8.7 days in 2022 and 14.2 days in previous years.
What Is Multicentric Castleman Disease?
Healthline· 5 days agoThis rare disease affecting the lymph nodes can increase your risk of developing lymphoma and life threatening infections. Multicentric Castleman disease...
WHO clears Takeda's dengue vaccine
Reuters via AOL· 12 hours agoThe approval, called a prequalification, comes amidst a surge in mosquito-borne viral infections across Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including new...
COVID patient testing, isolation of sick staff cut in-hospital viral spread, modeling study suggests
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 day agoThe scientists used an individual-based model of in-hospital SARS-CoV-2 spread and a panel of ...
Study finds H5N1 virus from 2022 mink outbreak capable of inefficient airborne transmission
Medical Xpress· 4 hours agoHighly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United States in March 2024, with nine states reporting outbreaks by May. While the method of transmission ...
Research finds genetic variation that could lead to increased risk of viral infections
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoA new study, led by Jesmond Dalli, professor of molecular pharmacology at Queen Mary University of London, has found that people with a genetic mutation that leads to a reduction in a protein ...
Scientists demystify why subsequent bouts of dengue are worse than a first-time infection
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoIncidence of the infection has increased by orders of magnitude throughout the so-called dengue...
Study paves the way for an active agent against hepatitis E
Medical Xpress· 3 hours agoThe researchers showed that the compound K11777 prevents host cells from helping the virus out of...
