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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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US CDC Warns of Superbug Fungus Outbreaks in 2 Cities
For the first time, the C.D.C. identified several cases of #Candida auris that were resistant to all drugs, in two health facilities in...
David Ojcius
Jul 24, 20213 min read
Common Parasite Now Tied to Impaired Cognitive Function
Infection with the common parasite #Toxoplasma gondiii is associated with mild cognitive impairment in otherwise healthy individuals, new...
David Ojcius
Jul 24, 20211 min read
France has taken the lead in pressuring people to get vaccinated, moving closer to making COVID19
#France is taking the lead in making life unpleasant for the unvaccinated, even requiring some people to get #COVID19 shots. Protesters...
David Ojcius
Jul 24, 20215 min read
Some Hospitals in Florida, US, Have More COVID Patients Than Ever Before
Some Hospitals in Florida, US, Have More #COVID19 Patients Than Ever Before. The numbers reflect a rapid rise in hospitalizations in...
David Ojcius
Jul 23, 20215 min read
Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines effective against delta variant, study says
A full course of 2 of the most widely available #COVID19 vaccines (from Pfizer & AstraZeneca) is about as effective against the more...
David Ojcius
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Johnson and Johnson Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against Delta Variant, Study Suggests
#johnsonandjohnson Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against #DeltaVariant, Study Suggests Many who received the shot may need to consider...
David Ojcius
Jul 22, 20214 min read
Plasmid, Virus or Other? DNA ‘Borgs’ Blur Boundaries.
Plasmid, Virus or Other? DNA #Borgs Blur Boundaries. Some #archaea seem to carry unusual DNA outside their chromosomes that straddles the...
David Ojcius
Jul 22, 20216 min read
Lunchtime walk, University of the Pacific
Lunchtime walk University of the Pacific, Stockton campus #UoPacific #California #education #research
David Ojcius
Jul 21, 20211 min read
A simple compound to control complex gut microbes
Researchers discovered that acetate, a major metabolite produced by some intestinal bacteria, is involved in regulating other intestinal...
David Ojcius
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Babies at risk for diabetes may have microbiota restored
Newborns at risk for Type 1 #diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal...
David Ojcius
Jul 21, 20212 min read
You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back?
The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal #microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases...
David Ojcius
Jul 20, 20219 min read
Chinese veterinarian dies from rare Monkey B virus
Chinese veterinarian dies from rare #MonkeyBVirus A man in #China has died after contracting a rare infectious disease from primates,...
David Ojcius
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Necessary or not, COVID booster shots are probably coming
#COVID19 Vaccine Booster Shots Are Coming. Are they Needed? Is a higher level of antibodies needed to protect vaccinated people? Though...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on oral and systemic health
Effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on oral and systemic health #oralhealth #cigarettes #vaping #ecigarettes Conventional...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Cigarette Smoke Stimulates Coronavirus Infection by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression
#Cigarette Smoke Stimulates #SARSCoV2 Internalization by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression in Human Gingival Epithelial Cells...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20211 min read
The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia
#Indonesia has become the new epicenter of the #COVID19 pandemic, surpassing India & Brazil to become the country with world’s highest...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20215 min read
In this summer of covid freedom, disease experts warn: ‘The world needs a reality check’
‘The world needs a reality check’ #coronavirus infections are surging in places with low vaccination rates. #SARSCoV2 is continuing to...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20217 min read
Caution needed to return to normal after COVID-19
As more vaccines are rolling out across the world, pandemic fatigue hits hard as we yearn for the life we had before #COVID19. As...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Deciphering metabolism, one microbe at a time
"Small molecules produced by gut microbes can influence human physiology. An atlas of metabolic outputs of diverse gut microbes offers...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20215 min read
How to vaccinate the world more quickly against COVID19
How to vaccinate the world more quickly against #COVID19. There are not enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate quickly the entire world....
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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