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How does the first organism infected by a disease get infected?
How does a micro-organism causing some communicable disease infect the first organism it infected?
I was reading about HIV, when I found that HIV has jumped from chimpanzees to human beings. But, how ...
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Is PrEP used for anything other than HIV?
In the field of HIV prevention, PrEP is an abbreviation of pre-exposure prophylaxis. This is a very generic term. Are any diseases other than HIV prevented using a similar approach? Do they use the ...
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Why is synthesis of tetanospasmin advantageous to C. tetani?
The tetanospasmin is a neurotoxin synthesised by some strains of C. tetani. It is the factor causing tetanus, but what is its role for the bacteria itself?
I do not believe the main objective of C. ...
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Are most pathogenic bacteria facultative anaerobes?
I know that S. aureus and most gram-negative rods are facultative anaerobes. In terms of number of species, are most human pathogen-associated bacteria facultative anaerobes?
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What disease does Saccharopolyspora erythraea cause?
For an examination assignment I have to find a disease caused by the bacterial species Saccharopolyspora erythraea, but I have searched the internet and have found no report of patients being infected ...
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We know that the hepatitis C virus can live on surfaces for at least six weeks. Maybe longer. The infectivity study ended after just six weeks; why?
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A paper has found that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain infective for at least six weeks on ordinary household surfaces. You can see the free full text, or a summary for busy ...
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A study found that the hepatitis C virus can live on surfaces for six weeks. Did they end the study before the seventh week began?
A study once found that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain infective for six weeks on ordinary household surfaces. You can see the free full text, or a summary for busy clinicians.
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Is it possible to contract the plague by kissing a wild chipmunk?"
I watched this cute video and I came to conclusion that the lady in the video is putting her life in danger. She kisses a wild chipmunk.
As I know, they have fleas, and fleas have a black plague. ...
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can one be infected with Naegleria fowleri by taking Steam?
will Naegleria fowleri be present in the steam molecules.
Many people take steam from hot water to get relief from sinus.
I read somewhere that Naegleria fowleri gets killed over 70 C. So steam will ...
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Why reaginic antibodies are absent in these types of syphilis?
According to Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology
2e, Subhash Chandra Parija, pg.no; 375
These(reaginic) antibodies do not appear in early primary syphilis, latent acquired syphilis of long ...
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Are Measles patients infectious until death?
I'm examining a dataset of a measles outbreak, and for each patient I have the date of first appearance of symptoms $t_1$, date of appearance of rash $t_2$, and if applicable, date of death $t_d$. ...
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Does avoiding medication that alleviates symptoms shorten the length of a cold?
People use over the counter (OTC) medications to relieve symptoms of the common cold.
However, these symptoms are part of the immune response, right? They are driven by the body responding to the ...
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Can a vaccine or antidote be administrated via gases or sprays?
On TV or in movies a gas or spray containing a vaccine/cure/antitoxin is released and everybody is saved. Is this something plausible in real life? Specific examples would be appreciated.
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Is swimming pool water actually a weak topical medication?
I was inspired by this question.
Given that the chlorine levels in swimming pool water are so high that they can seriously harm amphibians, it seems logical that the water should also kill various ...
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Recommended reading to quickly get up to speed on infectious diseases
I am in the beginning stages of a capstone project for my master's in Data Science. For various reasons, I have landed on the subject of Clostridium difficile infection. My background is in Computer ...
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Between Cholera and Polio, which disease cannot be controlled by killing the vectors [closed]
Since Cholera affects only humans, and also doesn't have an insect vector or animal reservoir host. And Polio is a disease of the central nervous system, spread from person to person through infected ...
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How can an infection of lower respiratory tract lead to a skin infection? [closed]
I am interested in the multifactorial process about infectious diseases of the lower respiratory system and their progression to a skin infection.
Possible agens are zwitterions, viruses, fungi, ...
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