The belief that infectious agents may cause certain chronic diseases can be traced to the mid-19th century, when cancer was studied as a possible infectious disease. This effort met with little ...

Infectious microbes are well-established causal agents in the development of some non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and are strongly suspected to contribute to the development of many other diseases ...

A rapid and reliable skin-patch test 1 can now detect the COVID-19 virus, and potentially other infectious agents in under three minutes, without the need to draw blood. This convenience overcomes a ...

Thus, a genetic factor determines the extent of damage—in both central and peripheral nervous system—caused by the environmental factor, the ubiquitous virus, HSV1. This interaction is likely to be a ...

Infectious agents comprise a diverse array of organisms and particles—bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, helminths and prions—capable of breaching host defences, replicating within tissues and ...