American Society for Microbiology

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Breakthroughs and challenges in fungal vaccine development

The microbiological world is comprised of many organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Though not generally regarded as pathogens by the greater public, fungi can cause an array of severe diseases, especially in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Investigating the smallpox blanket controversy

In Indian Country, it is an accepted fact that white settlers distributed items, such as blankets contaminated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, aiming to reduce the population of Native people resisting their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers use AI to identify potential gonorrhea vaccine proteins

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year, has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics. That makes it notoriously difficult to treat, but ...

Cardiology

Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments

An estimated 40% of the global adult population have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which puts people at risk of cardiovascular disease and other dangerous health conditions. Recent studies suggest that probiotics ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Portable laboratory device can detect SARS-CoV-2

A new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from environmental surfaces using a portable laboratory device. The study was published in Microbiology Spectrum.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The history of malaria in the United States

Malaria, an infectious disease caused by parasites belonging to the Plasmodium genus and transmitted by infected mosquitoes, is responsible for mortality and morbidity in more than 40% of the world, making it one of the most ...

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