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Back in September 2015, Digital Journal reported on a form of multi-drug-resistant gonorrhea (a sexual health bacterial disease), spreading in the north of England,...
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Chikungunya fever is a disease transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. The virus can cause fever, headaches, and joint pain. The word for the...
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Last month the world’s biggest annual pharmaceutical microbiology conference took place in Bethesda, U.S. (as reported by Digital Journal), it was the turn of...
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Assessing whether a wound has become infected is not straightforward. A doctor or nurse needs to undress the wound (which takes time and care)...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) refers to a strain of the bacterium S. aureus that has acquired resistance to a major class of antibiotic methicillin....
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The declaration of Sierra Leone’s status has been made by the World Health Organization (WHO) based on 42 days having elapsed since the last...
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Scientists working at the Public Health Laboratory based at Porton Down, Wiltshire, in the U.K. have discovered a new bacterial illness spread by ticks....
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Some yeasts are harmless, others are beneficial and some, like Candida albicans, are potentially pathogens. Can yeasts that do no cause infections be harnessed...
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The incident of anthrax infection was confirmed by Public Health England. Health authorities in the U.K. have confirmed that the cause of infection was...
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Heaters and chillers are often used in the hospital setting to cool patients down or to keep them warm during or after surgery. “Heater-cooler...