At what point is a disease deemed to be a global threat? Here’s the answer C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney and Obijiofor Aginam, United Nations University Whenever there is an outbreak o... Read more
Coronavirus: how long does it take to get sick? How infectious is it? Will you always have a fever? COVID-19 basics explained Shutterstock Sanjaya Senanayake, Australian National University... Read more
Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them A person who has recovered from COVID-19 don... Read more
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Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide Maria Croyle, University of Texas at Austin The race is on to identify an effecti... Read more
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How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start? C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, pr... Read more
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It’s a matter of scale. (Edward A. “Doc” Rogers/Library of Congress via AP Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pa... Read more
Successful vaccination against measles in childhood should provide lifetime protection. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Matthew Ferrari, Pennsylvania State University The measles vir... Read more
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Allen Cheng, Monash University A Victorian teenager was recently reported to be suffering from a Buruli ulcer, an infection caused by the “flesh-eating” bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans. She... Read more
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Steven Zuryn, The University of Queensland We’ve probably all heard of mitochondria, and we may even remember learning in school that they are the “powerhouses of the cell” – but what does t... Read more
Benjamin Cowie, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. While we usually think of hepatitis A to E viruses, anything that causes inf... Read more
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