Short Articles – Page 3

By CREM Co Labs Editorial Board2023-10-112024-03-27

Smallpox – A dreaded disease eradicated, but what about its causative agent?

Undeniably, smallpox was among the most dreaded of all infectious diseases! It killed millions around the world each year. As nearly 80% of those infected would die, parents dared not count their children as their own until they had survived the regular and inevitable outbreaks of the infection.

By wpadmin3@timadev.com2023-09-272023-09-27

Noroviruses – Tiny yet powerful and unique pathogens!

Even among other viruses, human noroviruses (HNV) are small (~27 nm), but they pack a powerful pathogenic punch! Globally, they sicken nearly 300 million people every year with acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea and vomiting), and kill approximately 200,000, mainly as a result of severe dehydration.