Health workers who picked their noses were more likely to contract COVID, according to a new study. But here’s what the study means for the rest of us.
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Researchers found that people with a specific gene variant were two to eight times more likely to not have symptoms after infection.
Despite an abundance of research on strep, there is still a great deal of debate in the scientific community over whether and when people should get tested and treated for it.
Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.
A microbiologist on the deadly germs lurking in your kitchen and why you need to wash tea towels and dishcloths more often.
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can take to protect themselves and their newborns.
Tetanus is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Being up to date with tetanus vaccination is your best protection.
After nearly 40 years of effort, Guinea worm disease is on the cusp of being the second human disease – after smallpox – to be eradicated on Earth.
An overactive immune response to infection can be deadly. Studying how one key player called tumor necrosis factor, or TNF, induces lethal immune responses could provide new treatment targets.
An effective nasal vaccine could stop the virus that causes COVID-19 right at its point of entry. But devising one that works has been a challenge for researchers.
Inflammation is a complicated and important part of how the immune system responds to threats to the body. But when the inflammatory response goes awry, it can lead to serious problems.
Phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, can lie dormant within chromosomes until they’re triggered to replicate and burst out of their hosts.
Health officials say the new case of polio in New York state and the presence of poliovirus in the municipal wastewater suggests that hundreds more could already be infected with the disease.
Listeria causes serious illness and food recalls nearly every year.
Coinfections with bacteria can make viral infections even deadlier. Researchers have identified a protein in immune cells that may play a role in fighting both types of pathogens.
There are two approved monkeypox vaccines in the US. Both use a related poxvirus called vaccinia to produce an immune response that protects against smallpox and monkeypox.
While a strong immune response is essential to fight against viral infection, an immune system that continues to stay active long after the virus has been cleared can lead to lung damage.
These infections require medical attention right away.
Sepsis onset can be difficult to recognize, in part because its symptoms can mimic those of many other conditions. A treatment delay of even a few hours can make the difference between life and death.
Your blood can hold a record of past illnesses. That information can reveal how many people have had a certain infection – like 58% of Americans having had COVID-19 by the end of February 2022.
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico
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Research Assistant Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Control, UNSW
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
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Researcher, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Early Childhood Development, The University of Western Australia
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Academic Specialist, Indigenous Eye Health Unit, The University of Melbourne
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Academic Specialist, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, UCL
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Emeritus Fellow, University of Westminster