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In a case report presented by a group of medical researchers in 2008, a fungus known as Wallemia sebi is...
Medical Microbiology/Infections & Diseases/Immunology
the study of the pathogenic microbes and the role of microbes in human illness. Includes the study of microbial pathogenesis and epidemiology and is related to the study of disease pathology and immunology. This area of microbiology also covers the study of human microbiota, cancer, and the tumor microenvironment.
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By Tayo Fasuan Kissing has never been more dangerous when it comes to this infection. Caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)...
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Since World War II, penicillin has been used to successfully treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. However, the penicillin...
Superficial fungal infections of the hair, skin and nails, also referred to as superficial mycoses, have been described as major...
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By Tayo Fasuan Genital herpes is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) and it is one of the most common...
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By Oluyege, A. O. (Ph.D) (Culled from Man and Microbes, 2008) Escherichia coli (E. coli) are Gram-negative rods, non-spore forming bacilli....
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By Tayo Fasuan A young boy once had a wound that was allowed to fester. However, by the time the...
Our immune system is designed to primarily protect us, and over thousands of years of evolution, they have developed to...
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By Ade Oluwasanmi In most countries of the world, almost all toothpastes produced contain fluorides, especially tin (II) or stannous fluoride,...
Culled by Ade Oluwasanmi Mammalian species produce breast milk which is suited to the specific nutritional needs of their youngsters....
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By Tayo Fasuan Mosquitoes are mainly known in Nigeria to be associated with malaria. The miniature, winged insect is the...
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are infections which affect the organs involved in the exchange of gases in the body, and...
By Labake Ikuomola and Tayo Fasuan Tattooing has been done as a decorative and fashionable practice...
The normal microbiota of the body are microorganisms which are co-existing with humans, more or less in a symbiotic mode...
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In 2006, a friend of mine went to the General Hospital in our town to treat dysentary, which he contracted...
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The virus Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), belonging to the virus family Rhabdoviridae. Route of spread Rabies is...
image courtesy of www.ciriscience.org Opportunistic pathogens, as defined by Nester et al. (2004), are pathogens which infect people with underlying...
By Tayo Fasuan Before I launch into the topic proper, there is need to do a brief introduction about antibodies...
