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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...

A research team has made a discovery in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for COVID-19. The team has uncovered new insights into how ...

Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body's defenses and cause disease. While researchers have tried to puzzle out the complicated interactions between ...

New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting-edge microscopy and computational tools to show that a small sugar molecule binds to the spike protein of ...

People often mistakenly believe that "infectious” means the same thing as “contagious”. However, they are not the same. Some infectious diseases are spread person-to-person (contagious) and others are ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a nosocomial pathogen that causes severe and life-threatening pneumonia. According to the WHO, it is one of the world’s most dangerous bacterial pathogens that are resistant ...

Canadian researchers from the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, have found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

Infectious spondylitis is a rare but serious spinal infection, usually from bacteria or other germs. It’s most common after a medical procedure but could occur when an infection elsewhere in your body ...