Brain-Eating Amoebas Have Reared Their Ugly Heads in South Carolina
This amoeba normally feeds on bacteria, but if it enters into humans, it uses the brain as a food source.
This amoeba normally feeds on bacteria, but if it enters into humans, it uses the brain as a food source.
According to an expert in these matters, any contact with Rio's waters will 99.99% guarantee infection of some kind.
A 'replacement policy' can cause a disease that’s peaking to spread faster than would normally be expected.
Fire usage in early humans created the perfect conditions for tuberculosis to mutate from a harmless soil bacterium to a people-killer.
Finally, we have some good news to share about this dreadful disease.
Up until a few months ago, we knew virtually nothing about the Zika virus — or what it even looked like. But a beautiful new illustration by David S. Goodsell reveals its hidden details, while also showing how the dreaded virus goes to work. Read more >>
It’s affordable, effective, and practical for widespread use—particularly in countries with underdeveloped healthcare infrastructures.
This near-atomic scale view of Zika’s external structure could guide scientists as they work to develop effective antiviral treatments and vaccines.
New studies suggest that the virus might have arrived in Brazil much earlier than previously thought: in 2013.
Researchers in France have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the Zika virus can trigger a paralysis-causing nerve syndrome called Guillain-Barré.
The virus was found in the infant’s brain, spinal cord, and amniotic fluid.
Traces of affected brain tissue have been found in a pregnant European patient.
Nearly 250 cases of the mosquito-borne fever recorded since the start of September.
The updated guidelines also offer advice for men and their non-pregnant partners.
The good news is, there are some common-sense measures we can take right now to start protecting the honeybees we rely on to pollinate our crops.
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