Herpes Vaccine Could Arise Due To Suppressive Immune Cell Discovery
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Herpes is an infectious disease that affects more than 24 million people in the United States alone, according to a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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The global market for infectious disease diagnostic, vaccine, and treatment products is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8%. Much of the growth is being driven by emerging markets in the BRIC (i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, and China) countries, while hepatitis products will continue to expand in areas such as India and China where infection rates are especially high. Wellesley, MA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Infectious diseases have haunted humans throughout history,...
New panels provide manufacturers with material from a variety of donor genotypes and recent collection periods. Milford, Massachusetts (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 SeraCare Life Sciences, a provider of high quality biological materials that help optimize diagnostic performance, reliability and repeatability across the IVD lifecycle, announced it has launched three new ACCUVERT™ seroconversion panels and one new ACCUSET™ performance panel. These product additions expand the company’s...
The Recently Launched Website is Extremely User-Friendly AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mineral Detox, a 2-step natural product that is formulated to help resolve herpes, has just launched a brand new website. The site is very user-friendly and easy-to-navigate, and features a lot of in-depth information about the Mineral Detox product. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CG14488) As anyone who has herpes knows quite well, it can be an...
Chino Hills mother who contracted hantavirus in Yosemite Valley seeks compensation for her injuries from the Delaware North Company, the management firm responsible for maintaining the park's hospitality services. Court documents filed by her personal injury attorneys with Mariposa Superior Court allege that the company was previously warned of dangerous conditions that could lead to an outbreak, but did nothing to prevent it. Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 According to court...
MedSpring Immediate Care offers free screenings in May. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Many baby boomers’ bodies may be harboring a silent killer: Hepatitis C. In fact, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends testing for anyone born between 1945 and 1965 as early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer and other complications. In recognition of Hepatitis Awareness month, MedSpring is offering baby boomers, those born between...
MedSpring Urgent Care offers free screenings in May. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Many baby boomers’ bodies may be harboring a silent killer: Hepatitis C. In fact, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends testing for anyone born between 1945 and 1965 as early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer and other complications. In recognition of Hepatitis Awareness month, MedSpring is offering baby boomers, those born between...
In recognition of National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, polyDNA recommends efforts to reduce unintended teen pregnancy and taking Gene-Eden-VIR against latent, STD viruses Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 A new study published in the journal Pediatrics this month (1) says “most older teens (aged 17-19) are sexually active.” And, “Approximately 30% of those aged 15 to 16 have had sex.” These are important statistics since a Guttmacher.org report published in March of this...
New survey from hepatitiscnews.com finds that almost two thirds of people with hep C have experienced stigma and discrimination. (PRWEB) May 05, 2013 The survey, conducted by the online community hepatitisCnews.com, also found low awareness of the virus, and four out of ten respondents admitted that they had never heard of hepatitis C until they were diagnosed. While 87% told their family and friends about their diagnosis, over 70% said that people they told had a limited understanding of...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune announced today it will conduct seven poster and/or presentations at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, May 4-7, 2013. These abstracts advance the body of existing data and knowledge around influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention, highlighting MedImmune's continued commitment to patient health. MedImmune posters to be presented at...
Public Library of Science An invisible barrier separates land animals in Australia from those in south-east Asia may also restrict the spillover of animal-borne diseases like avian flu, but researchers have found that fruit bats on either side of this line can carry Nipah virus, a pathogen that causes severe human disease. The findings are published April 24 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Andrew Breed from the University of Queensland, Australia and colleagues from other...
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Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family. It is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes and is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa, but not in Asia. Primates and a few kinds of mosquitoes are the only known hosts. The origin of the disease is most likely Africa. From there it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. There...
West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae. It is part of the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of viruses and is found in both tropical and temperate regions. It primarily infects birds but can infect humans, horses, dogs, cats, bats, and other mammals. Humans are generally infected through the bites of mosquitoes and about 90% of West Nile Virus infections are without symptoms. The virion is 45-60 nm and covered with a relatively smooth protein surface. It is...
St. Louis Encephalitis is a disease caused by the Culex mosquito borne St. Louis Encephalitis virus. It is related to Japanese encephalitis virus and is a member of the Flaviviridae subgroup. It mainly affects the United States and occasionally hits Canada and Mexico. The name goes back to 1933 within five weeks in autumn an encephalitis epidemic of explosive proportions broke out in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri. Over 1000 cases were reported and the National Institute of Health...
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea among infants and young children and is one of several viruses that cause the stomach flu. It is in the family Reoviridae and is a genus of double-stranded RNA. Most children have been infected by the age of five. Each infection builds on previous immunity and thus subsequent infections are less severe and adults are rarely affected. The fives species of the virus are referred to as A, B, C, D, and E. Type A, which is the most common, causes more...
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis that causes fever. It is spread through infected mosquitoes. It was first reported in 1915 in Kenya were it infected livestock. Outbreaks occur across sub-Saharan Africa, and in the "˜77-"˜78 outbreak several million people were infected and thousands died during a violent epidemic. In 1998 the virus killed 400 Kenyans and in 2000 an outbreak occurred in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The virus causes mild illness with fever, headache, myalgia and...
