2011-03-16 - Researchers Investigate Shedding of H1N1 Flu Virus Among HCWs
Meagan Kay of the CDC and colleagues report on their examination of the association between viralshedding and fever among infected healthcare workers during an influenza outbreak in the latest issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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2011-04-12 - Persons With Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, but Without Symptoms, Still Shed Virus
Persons who have tested positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) but do not have symptoms or genital lesions still experience virus shedding during subclinical (without clinical manifestations) episodes, suggesting a high risk of transmission from persons with unrecognized HSV-2 infection
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2011-05-23 - Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Delayed Virus Clearance in H1N1 Patients
and possible drug resistance-associated mutations on the extent and duration of viralshedding
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2012-04-02 - Study Reveals How Protein Protects Against Viral Infections
Scientists from the University of Utah School of Medicine have discovered that a mouse protein called IFITM3 contributes to the body’s defense against some types of viral infections by binding... in the March 30, 2012, issue of Innate Immunity, sheds light on the cellular mechanisms involved
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2011-06-23 - Novel Complex Senses Viral Infection
of the journal Immunity identifies a novel sensor that is necessary to activate the immune response to viral
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2011-02-25 - Viral Infection Not Responsible for Exacerbation of Lung Disease in Most Patients
Acute viral infection does not appear to be a primary cause of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, deadly disease resulting in thickening and scarring... had suggested viral infection might cause exacerbation of IPF in a majority of patients
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2011-01-10 - Researchers Describe Measles Viral Protein Movement
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that proteins on the surface of a cell twist a viral protein into position, allowing the virus to start infection and cause disease, all in a movement as graceful as a ballroom dance. The findings appear in the current online issue of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
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2010-08-05 - Legislation Needed to Modernize Public Health Response to Chronic Viral Hepatitis
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) said today that legislation introduced by Sen. John Kerry, "The Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act," would transform the country's approach to identifying and treating chronic viral hepatitis B and C.
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2011-07-20 - Quick Test to Diagnose Bacterial or Viral Infection Developed
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a new test that quickly and accurately distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections in as little as five hours.
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2011-05-16 - HHS Announces Action Plan to Prevent and Treat Viral Hepatitis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces it has launched its action plan to prevent and treat viral hepatitis, a silent epidemic affecting 3.5 million to 5.3 million Americans.
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