Fighting Nightmare Bacteria Is Like a Game of Whack-a
2017年2月8日 · The pathogen referred to as a "nightmare bacteria" is quietly adapting and spreading faster than anticipated. If you are not yet familiar with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), it is quickly becoming a household term …
If You're Hungry When Sick, It Might Be Less Severe—But More …
2024年1月18日 · If the more virulent bacteria makes the host so sick that they die, the infection may die out before it passes to someone else. The bacteria has sealed its own reproductive and infective fate. But Salmonella had found a way around that. This didn't come as …
Airlines' Reliance on Group Boarding Could Spread Pandemics
2017年9月6日 · On the airplane, in the middle of cold and flu season, your seatmate is spewing, despite the clutch of tissues in their lap. Your proximity to an infectious person probably leaves you daydreaming (or is it a nightmare?) of pandemics and estimating how likely it is that this seatmate's viral or bacterial effusions will circulate throughout the plane and infect everyone …
If You've Had West Nile Virus, Be Extra Careful About Zika Exposure
2017年4月24日 · Your immune system, once exposed to a virus, will then recognize and shut down the virus in the future before it causes a full-blown infection. A recent study published in Science suggests that prior infection with a flavivirus, like West Nile or Dengue, could result in more severe disease — and complications — in the case of a future ...
Here's How to Compost if You Are an Apartment Dweller
2017年5月10日 · Being a city dweller does not mean you cannot save the planet — or your food scraps. Climate change and resource management are big issues. Composting in any size space is not only possible, but it gives you a chance to reduce greenhouse gasses and reuse food scraps. Right now, about 40% of all food in the US goes to the landfill. In addition to planning …
I.M. SoyNut Butter E. Coli Outbreak Update—7 More Sickened, …
2017年3月22日 · Twenty (87%) of the 23 people reached for interview reported either eating I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter at home (14 people) in the week before they became ill, attending a facility that served I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter (2 people), or attending childcare centers that served I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter and I.M. Healthy brand ...
Superbugs - WonderHowTo
2017年2月7日 · WonderHowTo: Explore the largest free index of how-to videos online. Discover, watch and learn from tutorials, guides, and tips from around the web.
More Links Between Gut Health & Autism as 'Probiotic
2017年1月24日 · Autism affects 1 in 68 children in the US, and that means it affects at least 1 in every 68 families. More boys than girls are diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, and it's estimated that almost 60,000 12-year-olds in the US have autism. That is a 37-fold increase from the 1 in 2,500 children diagnosed just 30 years ago.
Invisiverse - WonderHowTo
2017年6月13日 · Viruses and bacteria make up the invisible world around us. Invisiverse sees the world through this microbe lens: how they impact our health, our world, and the environment in stunning ways. Find the latest, news, information and studies on microbiology here at Invisiverse.
Several Bat Species in Danger as a Deadly Fungus Hits Texas on Its ...
2017年3月24日 · The larger bats' survival rate is not necessarily wholly positive, given that they can then spread the fungus further by coming into contact with uncontaminated bats from different regions. This is why the fungus in Texas is potentially a bat's worst nightmare, given that the state has a plethora of Mexican free-tailed bats.