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Infection by GFP-encoding viruses enables quick, easy detection of tuberculosis in patient samples. - How showering can make you sick
After weeks of coughing to the point of exhaustion, Mary Lou Area went to see a specialist who diagnosed her with nontuberculoses mycobacterium complex. She caught it by taking a shower. - Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
( University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ) UCLA researchers discovered that the leprosy pathogen Mycobacterium leprae was able to evade immune activity that is dependent on vitamin D, a natural hormone that plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections. A better understanding of how these pathogens can escape the immune system may be helpful in designing more ... - Philippines tops leprosy cases in region
Although the Philippines has drastically reduced the incidence of leprosy over the years, it continues to account for the bulk of cases in the Western Pacific Region brought about by misconceptions an ..... - Leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): The pathogen behind leprosy has an extraordinary ability to dodge the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses vital to our defenses, a new study has revealed. - World Leprosy Day - Jan.29, 2012
Every year, the last Sunday of January is observed as World Leprosy Day to increase public awareness of leprosy. This year, it falls on Sunday, January 29, and it marks the 59th World Leprosy Day. - Forsyth Wins Gates Foundation Grant for TB Biomarker Work on Quanterix's SiMoA System
Scientists at the Forsyth Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and biomarker firm Quanterix announced this week a collaboration to evaluate protein biomarkers for tuberculosis. - How the TB bacteria bursts your cells
[More] - US provides equipment to Vietnam for early detection of TB
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) donated equipment used to detect tuberculosis to the Vietnam National Tuberculosis Program (VNTP) on Monday, as part of a US$4 million project. - Current weather
Hansen’s disease can affect people at any age, male or female of any race or social standing, but poor living conditions and malnutrition can increase the likelihood of developing the disease.
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