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Tick-borne Lone Star virus identified through new super-fast gene sequencing

The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mast cells give clues in diagnosis, treatment of dengue

A protein produced by mast cells in the immune system may predict which people infected with dengue virus will develop life-threatening complications, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and Duke-National University ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0