The belief that infectious agents may cause certain chronic diseases can be traced to the mid-19th century, when cancer was studied as a possible infectious disease. This effort met with little ...

Thus, a genetic factor determines the extent of damage—in both central and peripheral nervous system—caused by the environmental factor, the ubiquitous virus, HSV1. This interaction is likely to be a ...

COVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on human health and society. At the height of the global pandemic, most of the world came to a standstill, ...

Secret Agents, the most recent addition to a decade-long list of books devoted to emerging infections, deserves special praise. The book offers us not only a pleasant review but also a scholarly ...

Less than one-third of the world population has access to safe drinking water, with the result that death rates for children under the age of five are 200 or more per 1,000. In developed countries ...

Diseases rely on living organisms to survive and move between hosts via various contamination methods, such as airborne, contact, and liquid. Stopping infections might seem impossible, but it is quite ...

The Spanish model highlights the infrastructure, training, and containment measures required for high-risk infectious disease ...

Candida auris is adapting to warmer ecosystems, including the human body. The first US case was reported in 2016. In 2023, 4,514 new C. auris cases were reported in the United States, according to the ...

Dengue, typhoid, and leptospirosis share similar symptoms, making early diagnostic testing essential for accurate treatment ...

Infectious agents comprise a diverse array of organisms and particles—bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, helminths and prions—capable of breaching host defences, replicating within tissues and ...