Infectious disease is the cause of a good deal of morbidity and mortality among individuals in the community and hospitals. While much of it is sporadic and isolated, most infections tend to spread, ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive — and thrive — in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

A recent study examined the prevalence and characteristics of 3 atypical pathogens responsible for respiratory tract infections in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Pathogens don't always work against drug treatments. Sometimes, they can strengthen them, according to new research. Researchers have now looked at two pathogens that often occur at similar sites, ...

Climate change is transforming the Earth’s natural systems at an unprecedented pace, influencing temperature patterns, rainfall distribution, and the ...

A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen – virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite – has proved successful after a decade of use. The test has the ...