The historical record shows that the battle to prevent and find cures for infectious disease will lead to a lower incidence of chronic, disabling diseases. At the same time, efforts to find ...

A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, scientists say ...

A distinguishing feature of biofilms from that of other colonizing infections is the presence of aggregated microcolonies of cells that are attached to a surface. Importantly, biofilm formation as ...

AN infectious disease expert at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Dr Chizaram Onyeaghala, has allayed the fears that Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is extremely unlikely to be the next ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

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A vaginal yeast infection is caused by an overgrowth of yeast (a type of fungus) in the body. People with diabetes are more prone to getting these infections because their blood sugar levels are often ...

hitchcock.org Background Evidence that hand hygiene (HH) reduces healthcare-associated infections has been available for almost two centuries. Yet HH compliance among healthcare professionals ...

Background Prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is central to providing safe and high quality healthcare. Transmission of infection between patients by health workers, and the irrational ...

5 Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montréal, QC Background: National surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is necessary to identify areas of concern, ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking.