On March 31, 2020, a group of scientists from around the world—from Oxford University to Beijing Normal University—published an important paper in Science. This paper—“An Investigation of Transmission ...

The term modes of transmission refer to how an infectious agent, also called a pathogen, can be transferred from one person, object, or animal, to another. Viruses, bacteria, parasites, or fungi can ...

Sum of parts: most multipartite viruses infect plants, but this one infects animals. (Courtesy: Michael Lindquist/US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) New insights into our ...

“Every time each of us stops, or even just delays, an infection is a small victory.” By Siobhan Roberts A simple tree diagram shows how limiting contacts early might prevent many infections. If each ...

Scientists used computers to model the formation of tuberculosis granulomas in the lung -- the non-active (latent) form of infection found in 2 billion individuals worldwide (11 million in the U.S.) ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a positive-sense and single-stranded RNA virus that has caused the current ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. After ...

The discovery of COVID-19 treatments is urgently needed. As part of that process, so too are appropriate animal models to test them. However, which animal(s) can be the most useful in this scientific ...

Infection research stands at the forefront of global health initiatives, particularly considering emerging pathogens and ...