Summer is the time of year when public health messaging reminds us of foodborne infections from bacteria like Salmonella, E.coli and Listeria. While these
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When a 4,000-year-old skeleton located in Rajasthan, India was unearthed in 2009, archeologists were not expecting to find Mycobacterium leprae present (1). This finding provided
Welcome back to “Shedding Light on NTDs”. This week, we will be discussing the leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, a neglected tropical disease
This week on “Shedding light on NTDs”, we are taking a look at leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that spreads through the bite
This week’s NTD topic might sound a little more familiar than the other diseases in this series. When we think about rabies in the
Welcome to the first installment of Disease Daily’s Summer Series: “Shedding Light on Neglected Tropical Diseases”. This week, we are looking at chikungunya, an
The chances are that if you turn on your television or scan your local news sources, you will hear about infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS,
The chances are that if you turn on your television or scan your local news sources, you will hear about infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS,