communicable diseases
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Discoverers of Hepatitis C Awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice for their discovery of hepatitis C — a pathogen responsible for chronic liver diseases.
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Genetic Analysis Suggests Squirrels Contributed To The Global Spread Of Leprosy
Leprosy is one of the oldest known diseases to afflict humans, yet its origin is mired in controversy. A new study, in which 10 strains of the disease were detected in the remains of medieval Europeans, is now complicating the picture even further by pointing to western Europe as a potential launching point for leprosy.…
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A Shocking Number Of People With Ebola Don’t Show Symptoms
Scientists have learned that upwards of 25 per cent of all people who become infected with Ebola show none of the typical symptoms. The finding suggests the recent West African Ebola Epidemic was more widespread than previously thought, and that new methods need to be developed to diagnose and contain the dreaded virus during an…
