What Is an Infection? Bacteria, viruses, and fungi are among the most common types of organisms that can cause infections (infectious agents).

It’s possible that the measles virus could spread to Horry County after the South Carolina Department of Public Health ...

Obelisks are simpler than viruses, consisting of a stretched circular molecule with about a thousand letters of RNA. They are infectious agents that appear to colonize some bacteria in the mouths ...

The research adds to growing recognition that infectious agents may play a role in the development of some types of dementia.

In this webinar, Dr. Mark Pandori will join us to delve into the use of advanced molecular techniques, particularly DNA and RNA-based methods, to detect infectious agents in clinical specimens. We ...

A torrent of infectious diseases is erupting from melting ice. We shouldn’t freak out just yet As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We ...

Infectious colitis is inflammation of the intestines resulting from an underlying bacterial, viral, or parasitic infection. Learn more here.

Several types of infectious agents can cause pneumonia, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Viral disease definition Viruses are very small infectious agents. They’re made up of a piece of genetic material, such as DNA or RNA, that’s enclosed in a coat of protein.

The discovery of obelisks opens new questions about their definition, potential as infectious agents, effects on humans, and possible applications in medicine, as well as the origin and evolution ...