Defence mechanism inception!

Listeria prophages protect their host bacteria with anti-phage systems, leaving them susceptible to their own defence systems - read how this may actually be an evolutionary advantage!

#preLight from Briana Guzman, Noah Franz #ImmunobiologyUA !

https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a-prophage-encoded-anti-phage-defense-system-that-prevents-phage-dna-packaging-by-targeting-the-terminase-complex/

Rabid bat found in Orange County, health officials say https://www.byteseu.com/952356/ #april #Bat #bite #Health #HealthAuthority #HealthOfficial #human #infection #OcHealthCareAgency #OrangeCounty #PublicHealth #RabidBat #rabie #Risk #SmallTooth #year

#WhoopingCough infections spike as #vaccination rates drop

The #US has reported more than 8,000 cases of whooping cough cases this year, more than double from this time last year. NBC News’ Sam Brock looks at the surge in this #contagious bacterial #infection that spreads through droplets.

“We’re seeing a return of #Dickensian #diseases” w/ the dissemination of anti-vaccine #ConspiracyTheories.

#PublicHealth #vaccines #HHS #RFKJr #Trump #Antivax #science #medicine
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/whooping-cough-infections-spike-as-vaccination-rates-drop-238123589553

#Vietnam reported one additional #human #infection with avian #influenza virus A #H5N1 (HK CHP, April 22 '25), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/vietnam-reported-one-additional-human.html

https://www.europesays.com/uk/35808/ Why is tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, on the rise in the UK? #Britain #ContagiousDisease #England #GreatBritain #Infection #NorthernIreland #PublicHealth #Scotland #Tuberculosis #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales

https://www.europesays.com/1972758/ Possible isolated E. coli outbreaks in Latvia linked to certain products, say authorities #catering #children #E.coli #Featured #Food #FoodAndVeterinaryService #infection #Jaunumi #latvia #Latvija #PVD #schools #SPKC #toxin

Possible isolated E. coli outbreaks in Latvia linked to certain products, say authorities https://www.byteseu.com/896485/ #catering #Children #E.Coli #Featured #Food #FoodAndVeterinaryService #infection #Latvia #PVD #schools #SPKC #toxin

E. coli outbreak in Latvia becomes more severe – significant increase in child infections https://www.byteseu.com/879867/ #CateringServices #Children #E.Coli #Featured #HosamAbuMeri #hygiene #infection #Latvia #MinistryOfHealth #preschool #toxins

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-18/queensland-melioidosis-death-toll-reaches-20/105065044?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

This is not going away any time soon!

#Baloxavir improves #disease #outcomes in #mice after intranasal or ocular #infection with #Influenza A virus #H5N1-contaminated cow’s #milk, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/baloxavir-improves-disease-outcomes-in.html

Ah, missed it... Michigan now on the measles board.

Michigan Health & Human Services:

March 14, 2025

OAKLAND, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division have confirmed an adult case of measles in Oakland County. This is the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan this year and the first case since July 2024.

The infected adult had recent overseas travel and their vaccination status is unknown.

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhhs/newsroom/2025/03/14/first-measles-case-in-the-state-confirmed-in-oakland-county

Took the cone off #Mellie for the first time since Saturday visit to the local vet.

She has an #infection on the inner thigh where the bandaid was.

Putting cortisone cream on it 3 times a day and it seems to be working.
#Dogs #Mypuppy #Picture #Photography #Recovery #KneeOperation #France #DogPictures

https://www.europesays.com/1888284/ Tracking gulls to prevent a bird flu pandemic #ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalSciences #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #iceland #infection #island #multidisciplinary #science

Quantitative #risk #assessment of #human #H5N1 #infection from #consumption of fluid #cow's #milk, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/02/quantitative-risk-assessment-of-human.html

What is a polymicrobial infection? What to know about Pope Francis' condition

> Doctors are treating Pope Francis for a “polymicrobial infection” of his respiratory tract in what they are describing as a a “complex clinical situation” that will require the pontiff to remain hospitalized.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/17/pope-francis-polymicrobial-infection-explained/78964466007/ #Pope #PopeFrancis #infection

#Fungus hacks natural immune system to cause neurodegeneration in fruit flies https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fungus-hacks-natural-immune-neurodegeneration.html

Toll-1-dependent immune evasion induced by fungal #infection leads to cell loss in the #Drosophila brain https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003020

"Beauveria bassiana was able to make the fly's innate #ImmuneSystem trigger a process that kills neurons and glia in the brain... this enables spores to beat the blood-brain barrier and start feeding on brain cells."

#RichardGere on the spreading #infection of #authoritarianism: “I come from #America, which is in a #very #dark #place, where a #bully and a #thug is the #president, but it doesn't just happen in the #United #States - it’s #happening #everywhere "

https://x.com/theonlypeterkay/status/1888544423387992280?t=w1y23Et6-JwQaXJ7t3gWBQ&s=09

La COVID-19 augmente le risque d'arrêt cardiaque jusqu'à un an après l’infection, selon une étude https://trustmyscience.com/covid-19-risque-arret-cardiaque-un-an-apres-infection #étude #cœur #covid19 #arrêt_cardiaque #covid-19 #infection #santé #arrêtcardiaque