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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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HIV & AIDS - signs, symptoms, transmission, causes & pathology
What are HIV & #AIDS? (free video) #HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a type of virus that infects human immune cells. Over time,...
David Ojcius
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Beyond coronavirus: the virus discoveries transforming biology
#virus #virology #viral #coronavirus There are ~10*31 individual viral particles inhabiting the ocean at any given time, but we’ve...
David Ojcius
Jun 30, 202111 min read
How coronavirus aerosols travel through lungs
#coronavirus #aerosols #virus #virology #COVID19 More than 65% of inhaled coronavirus particles reach the deepest region of our lungs...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20213 min read
Special Issue Call for Papers: Advances in Microbial Pathogenesis
#microbiology #pathogenesis #immunology #immunity #bacteria #virus #virology #mycology #infectiousdisease #genetics #microbiota The...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
Quadruple protection procedure for resuming pig production in small-scale ASFV+ farms in China
#AfricanSwineFever #ASF #agriculture #virology #pigs #pork African swine fever (ASF) outbreak has caused serious economic losses in Asia...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20211 min read
Watch the video: Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Current Research in Microbial Sciences topics covered include: #Genetics, #metabolism: #bacteria, #fungi, #protozoa, viruses;...
David Ojcius
May 2, 20211 min read
An overview of mosquito vectors of Zika virus
The mosquito-borne arbovirus #Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid...
David Ojcius
Jan 23, 20211 min read
Lessons from the host defenses of bats, a unique viral reservoir
Recently there have been several major outbreaks due to emerging bat-borne viruses. Studying mechanisms of immune tolerance in bats could...
David Ojcius
Jan 21, 20211 min read
We Know Almost Nothing About Giant Viruses
Giant viruses are mysteriously large & complex. We still don’t know much about what giant viruses do, other than kill amoebas & algae....
David Ojcius
Jan 6, 20211 min read
What are HIV & AIDS? (free video)
HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a type of virus that infects primarily human immune cells. Over time, immune cells are lost,...
David Ojcius
Dec 27, 20201 min read
New Journal: Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Introducing new journal: "Current Research in Microbial Sciences" publishes articles in all areas of the broad field of #microbiology,...
David Ojcius
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Current Research in Microbial Sciences is a new journal that specializes in the field of microbiology, the study of microorganisms and/or...
David Ojcius
Dec 25, 20201 min read
COVID-19 - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology
What is #COVID19? The coronaviruses that circulate among humans are typically benign, and they cause about a quarter of all common cold...
David Ojcius
Dec 16, 20201 min read
The Coronavirus, Bats and Us
They probably spread the #coronavirus that’s killing humans. We almost certainly spread the fungus that’s killing them. "Bat viruses...
David Ojcius
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Innovative universal flu vaccine shows promise in first clinical test
A universal #FluVaccine shows promising results in a small early trial. The vaccine targets the stalk of haemagglutinin (HA) proteins,...
David Ojcius
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Phytochemicals against SARS-CoV-2 as potential drug leads
The newly emerged #SARSCoV2 strains from the #coronavirus (CoV) family is causing one of the most disruptive pandemics of the past...
David Ojcius
Dec 10, 20201 min read
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