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  • Q Fever Symptoms
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    The signs and symptoms of Q fever are extremely variable besides being very mild in the majority of clinical cases, which themselves make up only about 45% of the infected population. Most infected...
  • Types of Atypical Pneumonia
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Pneumonia is a respiratory infection, which causes the air sacs in the lungs to be filled with pus or fluid. The infection is more likely to affect those with a weakened immune system. Some forms of...
  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) Fungal Disease
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Initially described as “plasma cell pneumonia”, pulmonary infection with the microorganism Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly known as Pnemocystis carinii) was first identified in malnourished infants,...
  • What is Antigenic Shift?
    Life Sciences - 26 Feb 2019
    Antigenic shift is the molecular alteration of an antigen so that the human immune system can no longer recognize it, this increases it's pathogenicity so that individuals who have previously been...
  • How HIV Evades the Immune System
    Life Sciences - 26 Feb 2019
    This article describes the methods and genes employed by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to evade the innate and adaptive immune systems.
  • Innate Resistance to HIV through Natural Killer Cells
    Health - 19 Nov 2018
    Natural killer (NK) cells are large granular lymphocytes. They possess natural cytotoxicity against tumor cells and virus-infected cells, and they produce cytokines.
  • Innate Resistance to HIV through Natural Killer Cells
    Health - 22 Oct 2018
    Natural killer (NK) cells are large granular lymphocytes that possess natural cytotoxicity against tumor cells and virus-infected cells, as well producing cytokine signal messengers.
  • Influenza A Structure
    Life Sciences - 23 Aug 2018
    This article describes the structure of the influenza A virus. The virus uses surface proteins called haemagglutinin and neuraminidase to enter host cells.
  • Antibiotic resistance: a healthcare emergency?
    News - 26 Jun 2017
    Antibiotic resistance is happening in hospitals quite frequently. Probably the main place where resistant organisms and pathogens are acquired is in intensive care units (ICUs).
  • A new Zika threat hovers as summer’s mosquitoes get bzzzzy
    News - 30 May 2017
    Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that triggered public health alarm bells last summer, has receded from the spotlight. But, experts say, expect the virus to pose a renewed threat this year.

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