Role of genetics in infectious disease spread
The genetic makeup of a person or population can play a vital role in determining susceptibility to contagious diseases.
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Genetics in the Spotlight: Perspectives from a Scientist and Communicator Dr. Alex Dainis
It doesn’t serve the public, it doesn’t serve the science.~ Dr Alex
Contagion: A fictional version of a real-time pandemic
MEV has the mortality rate of between 20-30%, and by the end of the movie, it ends up killing twenty-six million people worldwide.
Role of genetics in infectious diseases spread, genetical evolution
Host and pathogen genetic variations play a crucial role in spreading infectious diseases.
What You Eat Matters: Nutrition and Infectious Diseases
Nutritionally compromised individuals may suffer from anorexia, decreased intestinal absorption & metabolic rate.
The consequences of long-COVID and post-COVID
Ever since the emergence of COVID-19, it has caused the ripples of research in biomedical sciences, pathology, virology, genetics, pharmacology and drug designing.
Is genetic engineering the holy grail to cure infectious diseases?
Employing genetic engineering for the treatment of infectious diseases means introducing specific genes that discretely inhibit or block the functions of target genes.
Painful, and potentially disfiguring, cutaneous leishmaniasis is a growing threat in Pakistan
Doctors say climate change, urbanisation and migration patterns, as well as inadequate sanitation, are driving the spread of the sandfly-borne parasitic skin ailment.
Chronic diseases: An interplay of infections and our genome
Chronic and especially cardiometabolic diseases are the culmination of multiple risk factors ranging from genetic predispositions and sedentary lifestyles to stress.