IN this book the author brings together data and observations which he considers enable him to state definitely that cancer andf certain other diseases are caused by protozoa belonging to the same ...

The trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a major impact on human health and disease. These microbes help us digest food and absorb nutrients; they can ...

The new observation that strains of V. cholerae can be expelled into the environment after being ingested by protozoa, and that these bacteria are then primed for colonization and infection in humans, ...

Availability or use of sanitation facilities and water treatment could reduce the incidence of certain intestinal protozoa infections, according to recently published findings. “Children in low-income ...

Researchers have developed a new way to observe and track large numbers of rapidly moving objects under a microscope, capturing precise motion paths in three dimensions. Over the course of their study ...

ATTEMPTS to discover the presence of a foreign organism in such diseases as tobacco-mosaic, tomatomosaic, leaf-roll of potato, and numerous other similar infectious diseases have been the concern of ...

EXPERIENCED travelers recall trips abroad that were memorable mainly for bouts of diarrhea. Few who have visited the Continent, Mexico or more distant lands are unacquainted with intestinal disease ...

The diversity and abundance of protozoa and fungi infecting colonies of the fire ants Solenopsis richteri Forel and S. quinquecuspis Forel were surveyed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. A total of ...

Infectious diseases are disorders that are caused by organisms, usually microscopic in size, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that are passed, directly or indirectly, from one person to ...

Diseases live and spread in humans, animals, and non-living objects. Contagious diseases can infect people from skin-to-skin contact, breathing, eating, and other pathways. Most contagious diseases ...

Single celled organisms in the environment are protecting pathogenic bacteria and priming them for human infection, an international team of researchers has discovered. Microorganisms such as protozoa ...