Rheumatic fever is one of the most-neglected ailments, and its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. The major thrust of research has been directed towards cross-reactivity between streptococcal ...

The pathogenesis of CCHF is only poorly characterized for several reasons, for example the fact that infections occur sporadically and in areas where facilities are limited for performing complete ...

Nineteen years ago Beeson1 reported the presence of an endogenous pyrogen in rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes. At the time, his report was not even accepted for presentation at the annual meetin ...

Climate change may cause Rift Valley fever virus to be more widespread. Learn about the symptoms and treatments for Rift Valley Fever.

U.S. scientists say they have uncovered genetic clues about why some strains of the pathogen that causes Q fever are more virulent than others.

Q fever is considered one of the most infectious diseases in the world since inhalation of a single bacterium alone is sufficient to kick-start infection. Infection in humans typically results from ...

This information will prove invaluable as we proceed to dissect, at a molecular level, events associated with Q fever pathogenesis" ### ...

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever is one of the most widely distributed viral hemorrhagic fevers. Despite the cumbersome biosafety containment procedures required for handling this virus, recent ...

Comparative genomics reveals molecular evolution of Q fever pathogen Blacksburg, Va. -Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Texas A&M Health Center, and the ...