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The Final Round-Up of Pathogens Causing Hospital-Acquired Infections

As weather in the Northern Hemisphere gets cooler, our flu season begins. While social distancing and mask-wearing has kept the flu season at reduced...

There are may different pathogens that cause HAIs. Researchers have studied which of these infectious agents tend to cause infections, how those...

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Wildfires and Infection

Erica Mitchell

September 9 2020

Over the past week, firefighters have been working to control record setting fires throughout California. These are lethal fires, consuming entire...

Lately, conversations about herd immunity and COVID-19 have been taking place around TV news desks and family dining room tables: Could herd immunity...

Today's post wraps up the usual suspects when it comes to pathogens contributing to hospital acquired infection. These pathogens, while less...