Once the nymphs feed on a host, they change into adults. Hard ticks carry the germs that cause Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and other diseases. Their bite doesn’t hurt.

the transglobal spread of a devastating marine disease," said Mya Breitbart, USF Distinguished University Professor and a co-author of the study. Breitbart and Ritchie also co-authored the 2023 study ...

he said. Cirrhosis can occur in the late stages of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which happens when fat builds up in the liver and can lead to inflammation ...

This rare inherited disease cannot be cured but can be treated. Researchers continue to work to understand Fabry disease and find new treatment options. Fabry disease (FD) is a rare inherited disease.

Focus: The systematics and diversity of free-living ciliates, particularly marine and brackish forms in costal waters We are focusing our research on the systematics and diversity of free-living ...

Emerging infectious diseases are infections that have recently appeared within a population or those whose incidence or geographic range is rapidly increasing or threatens to increase in the near ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, ... No Wasted Effort ...

Infectious diseases are disorders that are caused by organisms, usually microscopic in size, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that are passed, directly or indirectly, from one person to ...

The research, which utilized both Sanger and Illumina sequencing to analyze the 16S rRNA gene, revealed that each ciliate species hosts a dominant population of methanogenic symbionts ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Long-term exposure to arsenic in water may increase cardiovascular risk and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal ... Oct. 18, 2024 — A new ...

coral diseases, removal of grazers, and ocean acidification). Diversity of Microbial Symbionts Associated with Invertebrates Symbiodinium spp. are highly diverse and can occur in symbiosis with ...

The UAB Division of Infectious Diseases is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, and comprehensive ...