The virus, later named human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), causes the virulent condition known as auto-immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). As of 2017, an estimated 35 million people have died of AIDS worldwide [source:WHO]. However, thanks to improved therapies and preventive measures, the numbe...
Photo courtesy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Your immune system works around the clock in thousands of different ways, but it does its work largely unnoticed. One thing that causes us to really notice our immune system is when it fails for some reason. We also...
If your heeler puppy won't stop biting, rest assured that you are not alone. Due to their ancestry, these puppies have a reputation for being quite a handful in the biting department. Teaching a heeler puppy to stop biting requires patience and determina
How Do I Manage Tick Bites and Lyme Borreliosis in Pregnant Women? Maraspin V. · Strle F. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Lipsker D, Jaulhac B (eds): Lyme Borreliosis. Curr Probl Dermatol. Basel, Karger, 2009, vol 37, pp 183...
the bacterium that causes plague, than previously thought. This supports the possibility that they may have contributed to past pandemics. David Bland and colleagues at the United States’ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) present these findings today (May 21st) in the ...
A person infected with a disease transmitted through the fecal-oral route uses the bathroom and then opens the restroom door. Another person comes along, touches that contaminated doorknob, and then nervously bites on a fingernail before washing their hands properly. The microbe is spread through ...
Insect repellents are also useful to prevent bites, skin eruptions and rashes that may be caused by an insect's bite. Mosquito bites can cause severe skin irritation through an allergic reaction to the mosquito's saliva.Mosquitoes that cause West Nile Virus may be most active in the early ...
may be good for ticks—they definitely have their place in a healthy, natural ecosystem—but that healthy place is not on your body. after all, ticks can transmit pathogens when they latch onto you. over the past ten years, according to the national institute of allergy and infectious ...
“However, each of these cues have limitations.” The insects have poor vision, and a strong wind or rapid movement of the human host can throw off their tracking of the chemical senses. So the authors wondered if mosquitoes could detect a more reliable directional cue, like infrared ...
Photo courtesy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Your immune system works around the clock in thousands of different ways, but it does its work largely unnoticed. One thing that causes us to really notice our immune system is when it fails for some reason. We also...