Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases

A team of infectious diseases experts called for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases. Their article, published in JAMA raises the alarm ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Biologist focuses on bloodsucking ticks, disease ecology

Ticks—the eight-legged bloodsuckers that most of us avoid—are fascinating to Assistant Professor of Biology Andrea Swei. She studies how ticks interact with the lizards, birds and mammals they feed on and looks at how ...