Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes

The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 vaccine myths debunked

A vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. A number of biopharmaceutical companies have applied for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes, study finds

(Medical Xpress) -- The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is ...

Medical research

Researchers identify new cell that attacks dengue virus

Mast cells, which can help the body respond to bacteria and pathogens, also apparently sound the alarm around viruses delivered by a mosquito bite, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore.

Vaccination

Study shows first responders at higher risk of COVID-19 infection

Data from an ongoing research study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences show that first responders—including firefighters, law enforcement, correctional officers and emergency medical service providers—are at ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chinese man hospitalized with H5N6 bird flu

A man in China has been hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of avian flu, which is one of several potentially dangerous strains that can infect humans.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state

Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country's north.

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