Kitchen Utensils Can Transfer Viruses
According to a new study, cutting unclean fruits and vegetables can spread viruses to the knife. Scienitists already knew that bacteria could contaminate utensils this…
According to a new study, cutting unclean fruits and vegetables can spread viruses to the knife. Scienitists already knew that bacteria could contaminate utensils this…
The novel coronavirus which was discovered this summer in the Middle East might infect more than just human patients. The pathogen is closely related to…
The new coronavirus, linked to different cases in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, was named HCoV-EMC, short for human coronavirus and the Erasmus Medical Center in…
Some new diagnostic tests for foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter and Escherichia coli hinder the ability of public health officials to detect outbreaks. The problem…
The World Health Organization announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus that caused a great deal of worry just before the October hajj season….
Researchers suggest that a small dose of methamphetamine, i.e. crystal meth, could reduce the replication of the human influenza virus. The scientists published their findings…
In Cambridge, UK, there was a superbug outbreak at a special-care neonatal unit that lasted several months last year. Thanks to insights gained from whole-genome…
In the USA, an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak has killed 30 people and sickened another 419. The fungus responsible has never wreaked such havoc before….
Emailing biological molecules, using 3D biological printers, might seem like science fiction, but Craig Venter discussed the idea at the Wired Health Conference in New…
Smartphones’ proximity to people’s ears, nose, and mouth make them a good vector for transferring microbes. Bacteria and other infectious agents on smartphones can cause…
The world’s first vaccine against the hepatitis E virus began being deployed from China last week, promising to stop the propagation of a disease that…
U.S. Federal health agencies have started to tighten security surrounding the research on deadly pathogens. The move is to enhance public safety, but some fear…
In the Rocky Mountains, the South Platte River system flows east through the Coloradan plateau which has plenty cattle ranches, sheep pastures, dairy farms, and…
A second steroid that has been manufactured by New England Compounding Center has been linked to another potential meningitis infection. The ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak…
Some of the scientists that helped fight the 2003 SARS epidemic are working on the new coronavirus, which seems to be related to SARS. Researchers…
Back in February 2003, a 65-year-old physician living near Hong Kong checked into a hotel. Sometime during his stay, he encountered a dozen other people;…
As of September of this year, there have been more than 2,600 new cases of West Nile virus in the USA, including 118 deaths, which…
Infections with multi-drug resistant E. coli, which is also known as ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase), have been assumed to be a hospital phenomenon. A recent…