While the infected in the hit HBO show are shown as becoming more monsters than humans, Dr. Jim Kronstad said that it is not the same in real life.

Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in ...

Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is ...

Researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous ...

A new report from UK experts says research should be prioritised, including for four of the pathogen families at high risk of ...

Fusarium oxysporum is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes a group of serious plant diseases known as Fusarium wilts. As ...

A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine involving scientists from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute ...

These components are critical to improving early disease detection, monitoring pathogen evolution, and coordinating effective ...

Bird flu and coronaviruses are diseases in the 'deadly' virus families that health officials warn have pandemic potential ...

UK officials published a watch list of 24 “priority pathogen” families on Tuesday, hoping to boost readiness in case another public health crisis strikes. The UK Health Security Agency’s guide is ...

Characteristics of social immune memory were observed in colonies of Atta sexdens exposed to four different pathogenic fungi. The insects increased their cleaning behavior one week and one month after ...

The agency has published a list of 24 high-risk infectious diseases as a reference tool for funders and researchers.