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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Brazil Passes 500,000 Covid Deaths, a Tragedy With No Sign of Letup
#Brazil recently surpassed 500,000 #COVID19 deaths, the world’s 2nd-highest total. Many experts believe the true death toll may be...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20214 min read


Spanos Concert Hall, University of the Pacific
Spanos Concert Hall, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20211 min read


India’s black fungus outbreak: Recovering covid patients grapple with removal of eyes
#Mucormycosis ( #BlackFungus ) has killed hundreds in #India and forced many to have an eye removed When the #coronavirus pandemic tore...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Tapeworm-Spread Alveolar Echinococcosis Is Emerging in North America
Alveolar echinococcosis remains rare and treatable, but a more virulent tapeworm strain imported from Europe has become firmly...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20214 min read


Epstein-Barr virus reactivation may be the cause of long COVID symptoms
#EpsteinBarr virus (#EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to #coronavirus infection may be the cause of previously...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Researchers find signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19
A detailed molecular analysis of tissue from the brains of individuals who died of #COVID19 reveals extensive signs of #inflammation &...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20214 min read


EptA protein and correlation with pmrC gene in polymyxin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Nowadays, clinical and scientific interest in #antibiotics, as polymyxin, has increased due to the large number of reports of...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20211 min read


Covid boosters in the fall? As calls grow for third shots, here’s what you need to know
Some countries, like US & UK, have already signaled that they could roll out #COVID19 booster shots within a year. In May, UK launched...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20213 min read


San Francisco named 2021's best US city for summer vaxcation
#SanFrancisco #vaxcation #vacation #COVID19 #COVIDVaccination #COVIDVaccine #tourism A new survey lists San Francisco as the top when it...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20211 min read


Cuba says its Abdala vaccine is 92% effective against Covid
Cuba’s government announced that its three-shot #Abdala vaccine is 92% effective against the #coronavirus. The Abdala is one of the...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read


Risk factors and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients
#Clostridium #Cdiff #CDI #microbiology #infectiousdisease Background The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for Clostridium...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read


Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease
#microbiota #microbiome #immunology #microbiology The human gut hosts a dense and diverse microbial community, spatially organized by...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read


Multivalent antibodies show high potency against SARS-CoV-2 in new study
#SARSCoV2 #antibodies #immunology #coronavirus #COVID19 Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20214 min read


Europe Watches With Worry As Delta Variant Spreads Fast In The U.K. And Lisbon
#DeltaVariant #Delta #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #Portugal A worrying spike of coronavirus infections in Europe is being driven by the...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20213 min read


Probiotic Protection? Gut Bacteria Discovered That Protects Intestines From Invasion of COVID virus
#Probiotic #COVID #COVID19 #commensals #microbiota #probiotics #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20212 min read


This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds
A mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine (#TCM) can...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20212 min read


China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
#China has administered more than 1 billion #COVID19 vaccine doses. A total of 1,010,489,000 doses have been given as of Saturday. Those...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20212 min read


Could nasal nitric oxide help to mitigate the severity of COVID19 ?
#COVID19 #innateimmunity #breathing #holistic #holistichealth The nasal cavity and turbinates play important physiological functions by...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20211 min read


Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
Cuba's #Soberana02 #COVID19 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20211 min read


Plant immune proteins trigger cell death
Plant cells self-destruct to survive. After detecting a pathogen, they set off a chain reaction that ultimately destroys them, preventing...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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