Tag Archives: Pathogen

[ad_1] Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind infection-driven inflammasome activation with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal infection, especially with A. fumigatus, is a leading cause of infection-associated deaths in people with compromised immune systems. The work provides clues to a potential therapeutic approach …

[ad_1] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome agent coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected more than 63.93 million people and caused the deaths of over 1.49 millions around the world. The virus is mainly spread through respiratory or aerosol droplets that remain suspended in the air …

[ad_1] Caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome agent coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has reached over 191 countries and infected more than 63.98 million people. Scientists around the world are racing to better understand the virus, how it is transmitted and how it affects the …

[ad_1] A team of US scientists from the University of Chicago, NCH Healthcare System, and University of South Florida has identified a specific set of genes associated with a poor prognosis for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study is currently available on bioRxiv* prepress server. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB) has long puzzled researchers as to how it develops resistance to antibiotics so quickly, within weeks or months. Now, TB researchers at San Diego State University have …

[ad_1] How weather changes affect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been the subject of several studies. Researchers’ concern about this aspect of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic stems from observations that the flu virus and other coronaviruses follow seasonal patterns. Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility is affected by …

[ad_1] Since the onset of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, concerns about the virus’ impact on pregnancy have increased. However, there has been little professional consensus on how best to manage pregnancy during the pandemic given the limited data currently available. A recent review published in the magazine Global challenges …

[ad_1] The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic calls for better and faster tests to ensure more accurate diagnosis, monitoring and surveillance of the disease and its spread. Serological testing is used to identify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection after the acute phase. A new study published on …

[ad_1] The researchers found that nafamostat mesylate, when injected into the nasal cavity of Syrian hamsters, can reduce the initial viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in the nose. However, this effect was temporary and further tests are needed to determine clinically significant effects. The hunt group results are available on the …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 The ongoing global pandemic has created an urgent need for rapid tests that can diagnose the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, and distinguish it from other respiratory viruses. Now, Common respiratory from Japan demonstrated a novel system …