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Bacteria and Acne – What Causes Acne and How Can You Stop It?   Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus. They may be shaped like spheres, spirals, rods, [...]

A Deadly Parasite Living In Lakes, Rivers & Pools Can Eat Your Brain Tissue by Anna Daniels This summer, freshwater lakes and rivers throughout the United States may be harboring a dangerous [...]

Pigeons on the roof, their presence can give us something deadly by: tpadmin Pigeons on the roof, their presence can convey something deadly Let’s see how pigeons could transmit Argas reflexus, a [...]

Human pathogens are stowaways on floating plastic By Michael Allen-Hakai Magazine The plastics had only been submerged in the ocean off Falmouth, England, for a week, but in that time, a thin [...]

CDC Issues Alert After Bacteria That Causes Deadly Disease Is Detected in the US for 1st Time The bacteria was found on the property of a Mississippi man who had come down with the disease [...]

Avoid the itch, not the lake by Lori Stenvold Mille Lacs Health System Don’t let the fear of a little itch keep you out of the lake this summer. This article will help you identify things to look [...]

Understanding the life cycle of a parasite is an important step in disease prevention. This is because different medications target different stages of a parasite’s life cycle. Learn more [...]

In a study published in the Journal of Bacteriology, scientists found that a type of bacteria in freshwater environments grew more rapidly during the day. This increased activity could be due to [...]

Parasites of the brain are small and harmful organisms that feed on brain fluids. Most potentially harmful organisms cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, but two types of parasites can. [...]

The relationship between the Varro parasite and bees is one that has long puzzled scientists. The parasite, whose scientific name is Braula coeca Nitzsch, can be found in the body of both bees [...]