It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

After a few dogged journalists, a small nonprofit pursuing Freedom of Information requests and an independent group of ...

The evidence is convincing in terms of the soundness of the theoretical projections and the impact that accounting for group sizes may have on inferences from surveillance data. However, it has not ...

While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that ...

Drinking water outbreaks have been documented but not on the same scale as other pathogens. Transmission is primarily by the fecal-oral route. Food is the dominant source, but water is a possible ...

We live in an era when human activities are negatively modifying the world at alarming rates. We are experiencing a massive ...

Nursing homes play a key role in the spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, including the multidrug-resistant fungus ...