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Bubonic plague, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 are all examples of pandemics, however, the first is caused by bacteria and the other two are caused by viruses. Both viral and bacterial infections have similar effects on the body. Coughing, sneezing, fever, inflammation, vomiting, fatigue, and so forth are signs that your immune system is working to fight off an infection. While bacteria and viruses share similarities, they are classified in different ways.
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Introduction
Trench fever was a defining feature of World War I. Notables like A.A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh, and fantasy writer JRR Tolkien were treated for trench fever. But surely trench fever did not just appear in the European trenches of World War I and then disappear after. What’s the rest of the story?
Before World War I, Way Before
Galaxy Diagnostics co-founder Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt on ReachMD with Dr. Michael Greenberg on what dermatologists should know about Bartonella species infections.
Research over the past 30 years has shown that Bartonella species infect a wide array of cell types, including red blood cells and endothelial cells (in particular cells that line the blood vessels), in both people and animals. This inter
Herb- and plant-based medicines have been used for as long as 60,000 years, with the first written record dating to 7,000 years ago. While these medicines have survived scientific evaluation with varying success, one in four medications currently used has a plant-based origin. One of the most successful medications treats a vector-borne disease. With all this history, why aren’t we finding more success with herb- and plant-based medicines to treat vector-borne dis
Disease-causing microbes are often found in the human microbiome. So, when does the presence of pathogenic microbes indicate an infection? And when does the presence of infection explain disease?
What is an infection? What is a disease?
A disease associated with microbes is the outcome of interaction(s) between a microbe(s) and its host in which the host suffers some sort of damage. Generally, signs of disease are concrete changes to the