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Global Health Cast Edition 4

Fourth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Topics Covered: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Ticks don’t bite . . . as they do not have teeth 02:29 COVID-19 update and news 04:34...

1 July, 2022

1 min read

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Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes

Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the June 30 issue of Cell. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their infected blood, and...

1 July, 2022

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NIH scientists discover norovirus and other “stomach viruses” can spread through saliva

A class of viruses known to cause severe diarrheal diseases – including the one famous for widespread outbreaks on cruise ships – can grow in the salivary glands of mice and spread through their saliva, scientists at...

1 July, 2022

5 min read