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  A Journey of Discovery and Uncertainty About Ebola Virus

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 10, 2015
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  Researchers are reporting a case study in which viable Ebola virus was present in the eye’s aqueous humor — the clear fluid in the front of the eye, between the lens and the cornea — 10 weeks after the virus was no longer detectable in the patient’s blood.
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  Computational model: Ebola could infect more than 1.4 million people by end of January 2015

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • September 27, 2014
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  The Ebola epidemic could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and infect more than 1.4 million people by the end of January, according to a statistical forecast released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC forecast...  moreThe Ebola epidemic could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and infect more than 1.4 million people by the end of January, according to a statistical forecast released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC forecast supports the drastically higher projections released earlier by a group of scientists, including epidemiologists with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, who modeled the Ebola spread as part of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored project called Midas, short for Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study.  less
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  Protect Yourself and Protect Others against Chikungunya Virus

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • June 28, 2014
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  Protect Yourself and Protect Others against Chikungunya Virus
  By MILTON BERTRAND
  What is chikungunya?
  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), chikungunya is an arthropod-borne virus; that means it is spread through mosquito bites. The mo...
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  Excessive alcohol consumption impacts breathing

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • August 1, 2016
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  Researchers have discovered a potential new health concern related to excessive alcohol consumption. Adults who drink excessively were found to have less nitric oxide in their exhaled breath than adults who don't drink. Nitric oxide helps protect against...  moreResearchers have discovered a potential new health concern related to excessive alcohol consumption. Adults who drink excessively were found to have less nitric oxide in their exhaled breath than adults who don't drink. Nitric oxide helps protect against certain harmful bacteria.