24-Year-old after Petting a stray cat paralyzed A young woman from the UK stroking in a holiday in Portugal, a
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Tick Invasion in 2019: researchers warn of new dangerous infectious diseases
2018 was a record year for tick – 2019 could be worse In the year 2018, the highest number of
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Whether a urinary tract infection recurs may depend on the bacterial strain
Genetically diverse bacterial strains that cause urinary tract infections differ in their ability to trigger protective immune responses in mice,
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6 Things That Put You at Risk for This Life-Threatening Skin Infection
Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin, the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. It’s caused by bacteria,
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Children’s diseases: In every age the dangerous
Even adults get measles, whooping cough or chicken pox. Why it often encounters a particularly violent and the Refresh of
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Vaccination: Soon patch instead of syringe?
Für Professor Mark Prausnitz is the future: "Who needs a vaccination, simply buy a vaccine patch and is stuck at
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Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease
New research reveals how a single protein interferes with the immune system when exposed to the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’
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Fighting lung infection trumps wound healing
The innate immune response to lung infection takes priority at the expense of wound healing, according to a study published
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Infection Prevention Differs Between Small, Large Hospitals
THURSDAY, Aug. 9, 2018 — Small and large hospitals differ in infection preventionist (IP) staffing and infection prevention and control
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Superbugs are growing resistant to handwash and sanitisers
Some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitisers, allowing increasing infections to
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