At what point is a disease deemed to be a global threat?
Whenever there is an outbreak of a disease in the world – such as monkeypox – it is up to […]
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how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained
Coronavirus: how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19
Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them
Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide
Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide Maria Croyle, University of Texas at
How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start? C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Cases of
What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
It’s a matter of scale. (Edward A. “Doc” Rogers/Library of Congress via AP Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University The
Explainer: a history of the measles virus and why it’s so tenacious
Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Matthew Ferrari, Pennsylvania State University
Explainer: what is the flesh-eating bacterium that causes Buruli ulcer and how can I avoid it?
Allen Cheng, Monash University A Victorian teenager was recently reported to be suffering from a Buruli ulcer, an infection caused
Explainer: what are mitochondria and how did we come to have them?
Steven Zuryn, The University of Queensland We’ve probably all heard of mitochondria, and we may even remember learning in school
Explainer: the A, B, C, D and E of hepatitis
Benjamin Cowie, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. While we usually think