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Detection of Ophidascaris robertsi nematode infection in a 64-year-old woman from southeastern New South Wales, Australia. A) Magnetic resonance image of patient’s brain by fluid-attenuated inversion recovery demonstrating an enhancing right frontal lobe lesion, 13 × 10 mm. B) Live third-stage larval form of Ophidascaris robertsi (80 mm long, 1 mm diameter) removed from the patient’s right frontal lobe. C) Live third-stage larval form of O. robertsi (80 mm long, 1 mm diameter) under stereomicroscope (original magnification ×10).

This woman had a worm in her brain for a year

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The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered after surgeons detected a live eight-centimetre roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- year-old Australi...

A focus on a man within a protesting crowd holding up a sign saying infirmier non vaccine. By Jordan Bracco on Unsplash

The pandemic made vaccine hesitancy worse

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The pandemic made vaccine hesitancy worse and it is one of the greatest threats to global health. We need to tackle misinformation and Conspiracy Theories

Single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica. This image is associated with a June 2022 Science paper about a giant single-celled bacterium found in the mangroves of Guadeloupe titled, "A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA contained in metabolically active membrane-bound organelles." Credit: Jean-Marie Volland

Giant bacterium is one centimetre long and is largest in world

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Observe this Giant bacterium that is one centimetre long and is largest in world found in the Mangrove swamps in the Caribbean. It is called Thiomargarita magnifica.

A map of the area where researchers believe the plague began Nature

Ancient DNA has revealed where the plague started

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A new study analyzing Ancient DNA has revealed where the plague started and it is possible that it originated in Kyrgyzstan from where it spread to Europe.

This electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample. On the left were mature, oval-shaped virus particles, and on the right were the crescents, and spherical particles of immature virions.

Monkeypox may have evolved at an accelerated rate scientists say

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The recent Monkeypox virus may have evolved at an accelerated rate scientists say. The virus is mutating up to 12 times faster (in one year) than expected. In all, the virus carries 50 new mutations n...

Neuron. Article of Multiple Sclerosis. Posted by 360onhistory.com

Multiple Sclerosis could be linked to an infection – new study

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Multiple Sclerosis could be linked to an infection according to a new study that looked at a large number of people to assess the effects of glandular fever

Scanning electron micrograph depicting Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague). Public Domain

A Brief History of Pandemics

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Here is A Brief History of Pandemics. What are pandemics? How do they spread? Some well-known ones in history like the plague, swine flu and Spanish flu.

Morphology of Coronavirus. Image by Center for Disease Control (CDC)

What are Zoonotic Diseases? Is Covid 19 a Zoonotic disease? FAQs

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FAQ on diseases that jump from animals to humans like Covid19 and their transmission. Series will include information on the plague, Spanish flu, swine, bird flu & Covid19.

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No Drugs Effective for Covid19

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While drug testing is going on globally, there is NO REAL DATA that any drug is effective against COVID19.