Scarlet fever--past and present
Category: General biology
An old disease makes a comeback in Asia; what is the historical precedent for this emergence?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. She also writes for The Panda's Thumb and previously for WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.
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Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in history--part 4: the bigger picture
Category: General biology
What does the realization of the cause of HUS tell us about other "complex" diseases?
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When is MRSA not MRSA?
Category: General biology
...when it contains a weird gene conferring methicillin resistance that many tests miss.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Pigs with Ebola Zaire: a whole new can o' worms
Category: Ebola
Ebola Zaire + pigs = transmissible respiratory infection? Did not see that one coming.
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Margulis does it again
Category: AIDS/HIV
Margulis' transition to the Dark Side is complete.
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New site--"History of Vaccines"
Category: General biology
This is great. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia has launched a site on The History of Vaccines. I've been poking around, and there's an incredible amount of stuff to check out. They have a nice FAQ, Top 20 questions...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 9:00 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Worms: Are they good or bad for us?
Category: General biology
Student guest post by Shylo Wardyn "Of all the parasites I've had over the years, these worms are among the... hell, they are the best". Was Fry from the animated show 'Futurama' right in his assessment of worms being good...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 5:00 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Potential for common bacteria to cause colorectal cancer
Category: Cancer epidemiology
Student guest post by Desiré Christensen Colorectal cancer (aka colon cancer) includes cancers of the colon, rectum, and appendix. Colorectal cancer is more common in developed countries (e.g. United States and Japan) compared to developing countries in Africa and Asia....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 1:30 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Malignant Mesothelioma and Simian Virus 40 (SV40)
Category: Cancer epidemiology
Student guest post by Andrew Behan Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) is a rare type of cancer which manifests itself in the thin cells lining the human body's internal organs. There are three types of MM; pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, and pericardial...
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 5:00 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Legitimate Excuse for Missing Work
Category: General Epidemiology
Student guest post by Jay Watson Tired again? Perhaps it's the crappy weather, because you're sure that you've been getting enough sleep. After all, you can't remember the last time you spent less than ten hours in bed per night....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 12:05 PM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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