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Posts about Bacteria (2):
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory addresses an increase in "extensively-drug-resistant" (XDR) Shigella, the...
This blog has covered many aspects of microbiology, from germs that make us sick, to the bacteria that help us live. Today’s post explores...
3 min read.
Hurricane Epidemiology: Dangers After The Storm
This past week saw a devastating hurricane barrel into the United States. Hurricane Ian, which began as a tropical wave east of the Winward Islands,...
Last week's post introduced the work of Louis Pasteur, the father of microbiology. It was not long after Pasteur proposed that microorganisms were to...
In last week's post, we described a pervasive disease that so affected the global population that it found its way into visual, musical, and literary...
April 11th is National Pet Day! Let's take a moment to focus on the intersection between infection and household pets. There are many sides to this...
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The Origins of Germ Theory, Part 3: Microscopes
There is really no way to overstate the importance of Girolamo Fracastoro's bold proposal about the roots of infection. His idea that infections were...
We spend a lot of time here pointing out the dangers of bacteria. However, we're going to take a moment to reflect on all the wonderful and...
What is bacteria? Bacteria are single-cell organisms. Where humans are made up of, on average 1 trillion cells, bacteria are made up of just one....
What makes a surface a Preventive | Biocidal SurfaceTM? Four critical characteristics: It is registered by the EPA for public health claims. It ...
Bacteria,
Science,
Infection Control,
Copper,
HAIs,
Cleaning Protocols,
Antibiotic Resistance,
Patient Safety,
Infographics,
Antimicrobials,
Design,
Microbiology,
Interventions,
Architecture,
Disinfectants,
Innovations,
Evidence-Based Design
3 min read.
Just how does copper kill germs?
COVID-19 and other infectious pathogens continue to make headlines, drawing our attention to the technologies being developed to fight these germs....