Infections with multi-drug resistant E. coli, which is also known as ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase),…
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Epidemiology is the study of how diseases and health-related issues are distributed across populations and the factors that influence or determine their spread. It involves the analysis of data to identify risk factors and to formulate disease prevention strategies. Epidemiologists use this information to control health problems and improve public health through various methods, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and intervention studies. The field plays a crucial role in public health decision-making by providing the scientific basis for policy development and health practices.
The Indian superbug NDM-1, which has a gene that encodes an enzyme conferring resistance to…
Invasive mosquitoes carrying exotic diseases have made their entry into Europe. Diseases generally absent from…
A new vaccine trial has revealed a weak spot in HIV, which could lead to…
According to a new study, more than 40% of tuberculosis infections that are resistant to…
Pathogenic bacteria without their virulent factors could be rendered harmless and eliminated by the human…
Since July 16th, 16 people have died in Uganda from an Ebola outbreak. Contrary to…
A newly published study from the University of North Carolina found that the drug vorinostat,…
By focusing on the initial days of an epidemic and determining how likely the largest…
Yesterday, the CDC reported through its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that the superbug NDM-1…
A cocktail of three antibodies has been able to cure monkeys infected with the Ebola…
While studying 27 patients with acute HIV infection, researchers at the University of North Carolina…
The flu can be lethal in some patients, but benign in others. The reason that…
It’s been explained at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) that the northeastern…
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be even deadlier when it is combined with a virulent…
It’s been reported that fruit bats in Guatemala are hosting a new type of the…
Last week, school administrators at the LeRoy Central School District in northwestern New York state…
Today the World Health Organization has released an updated report on the situation of drug-resistant…