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Why did the infection spread from China?

With SARS and MERS, and now COVID-19, infectious diseases have been running rampant since the turn of this century. However, if we look into the past, it could be said that infectious diseases have been a constant...

7 May, 2021

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Leukocytosis is not an independent predictor of Clostridium difficile

Although leukocytosis is a prognostic marker in patients with Clostridium difficile (C difficile) infection, it is not an independent predictor of a positive nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) result for...

7 May, 2021

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Intranasal influenza vaccine enhances immune response and offers broad protection, researchers find

An influenza vaccine that is made of nanoparticles and administered through the nose enhances the body’s immune response to influenza virus infection and offers broad protection against different viral strains...

4 May, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine success can enable universal healthcare – here’s how

For more than 200 years, human beings managed to avert widespread pestilence with vaccines. While not a silver bullet, vaccines provide us with the freedom to engage with the world without the fear of debilitating...

4 May, 2021

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HIV vaccine candidate’s mechanism revealed 20 years later

About two decades after first devising a new kind of vaccine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers are unlocking why it stops and ultimately clears the monkey form of HIV, called SIV, in about half...

26 April, 2021

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Scientists uncover a molecule that can help coronavirus escape antibodies

Researchers have found that a natural molecule can effectively block the binding of a subset of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The discovery may help explain why some COVID-19 patients can become severely ill despite...

26 April, 2021

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Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine shows 100% efficacy in study

Bharat Biotech has reported that interim analysis results from the Phase III trial of its Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN showed a 100% efficacy against severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and has an impact on the drop in...

23 April, 2021

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Adenovirus type 4 infections tripled among civilians in last decade

Adenovirus type 4 infections among civilians have tripled in the last decade worldwide, according to study results published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Kristen K. Coleman, PhD, senior research fellow at Duke-NUS...

20 April, 2021

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‘Vaccine Nationalism’ is a threat to equitable access and herd immunity

While the U.S. has begun to vaccinate millions of Americans each day, COVID-19 vaccine supplies around the world remain scarce. Experts estimate that 80 percent of people in low-resource countries will not receive a...

20 April, 2021

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Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? Huge study tackles question

A federally funded study taking place at 21 college campuses will test how well Moderna’s COVID-19 shot prevents vaccinated people from spreading the coronavirus, The Washington Post reported. Clinical trials have...

16 April, 2021

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