News articles tagged with 'infected'
Voluntary vaccination programs shown effective for some diseases
— 6 Feb 2009 12:50 | Health'Conventional wisdom - and conventional theory - tells us that when infection can potentially be spread to almost everyone in a community, such as for measles, a disease outbreak can... — full story
Commercial bees spreading disease to wild pollinating bees
— 23 Jul 2008 17:02 | BiologyBees provide crucial pollination service to numerous crops and up to a third of the human diet comes from plants pollinated by insects. However, pollinating bees are suffering widespread... — full story
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries
— 6 May 2008 05:47 | HealthCan HIV transmission in pregnancy in low income settings be prevented with round the clock rapid testing in labour? The World Health Organisation has reported that over 500,000 children... — full story
Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving, says new research
— 17 Apr 2008 12:30 | EnvironmentThe pathogen responsible for Sudden Oak Death first got its grip in California's forests outside a nursery in Santa Cruz and at Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County before spreading out to... — full story
Math model identifies key to controlling epidemic
— 17 Feb 2008 17:34 | HealthWhen you check into a hospital, the odds are one in ten that you will become infected with a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a result of your stay. That is because the problem... — full story
Sexual history shouldn't guide HPV vaccination
— 11 Feb 2008 17:28 | HealthTargeting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to sexually active young adult women at greatest risk for contracting one or more of the HPV strains known to cause cervical cancer... — full story
St. Jude finds risk factors for severe RSV infection in immunocompromised children
— 4 Feb 2008 21:15 | HealthSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators and collaborators have shown how to predict if a child who is infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) while being treated... — full story
Grapefruit compound may help combat hepatitis C infection
— 4 Feb 2008 18:34 | HealthA compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may be able to block the secretion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected cells, a process required to maintain... — full story
The onchocerciasis parasite showing signs of resistance
— 31 Jan 2008 19:17 | HealthOnchocerciasis is an infection caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a parasite nematode worm transmitted to humans by a species of black fly of the Simulium genus whose larvae develop in... — full story
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