In some bacterial infections, inflammatory responses of the immune system cause biological changes in the patient’s body. These changes release special proteins that can lead to the patient’s death. […]
A small insect bite, an animal attack, or even direct contact with humans can cause harmful bacterial skin infection amongst humans. […]
Various bacteria live on skin surfaces. Once they enter the body and the bloodstream, they can cause deadly illnesses and blood infections called Bacteremia. […]
Tularemia, chronic wasting disease, brucellosis, and query fever are some of the diseases that get transferred from animals to humans. One Health Initiative is trying to improve the health of all species on this planet. […]
Animals can infect us at home, at zoos, and in the wild. We can follow best practices to avoid getting infected. […]
Zoonosis is a type of viral disease that animals with a backbone pass on to humans. Diseases are jumping from animals to humans at a faster pace than before, and over 200 diseases have been identified as zoonotic. […]
Up to 2 million cases of Salmonella infection occur in the United States every year, with 98 percent of the contamination caused by bacteria linked to animal sources of food. […]
Foodborne illness, or gastrointestinal illness, has three major causes—bacteria, preformed bacterial toxins, and viruses. […]
Some people are concerned about vaccination. This may be a concern about the production of the vaccine, for example, using live viruses or chemicals such as mercury, or about whether there is a link between vaccination and autism in children. But vaccination requirements are likely to get tougher in the future. […]
The late 1900s saw the rise of new infectious diseases such as the Legionnaires’ disease, genital herpes, HIV, EBV, RSV, and the norovirus. Millions of people around the world were infected and it was a serious challenge for healthcare personnel to find the cause of these diseases and develop a cure. […]
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