Infection Control Today - Viral Infections

Researchers Discover Novel Antiviral Immune Pathway in the Mosquito

As mosquito-borne viral diseases like West Nile fever, dengue fever, and chikungunya fever spread rapidly around the globe, scientists at Virginia Tech are working to understand the mosquito's immune system and how the viral pathogens that cause these diseases are able to ...More

5 weeks ago

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'Pep Talk' Can Revive Immune Cells Exhausted by Chronic Viral Infection

Chronic infections by viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C eventually take hold because they wear the immune system out, a phenomenon immunologists describe as exhaustion. Yet exhausted immune cells can be revived after the introduction of fresh cells that act like coaches ...More

December 13, 2011

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Research Could Lead to New Treatments for IBD, Viral Infections

The intestinal ecosystem is even more dynamic than previously thought, according to two studies by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in the latest issue of Science. Taken together, these studies provide a new understanding of the unique intestinal ...More

October 19, 2011

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Research Provides Unprecedented Insight into First Line of Defense in Fighting Viral Infections

Principal investigators of the study, "Structural basis of RNA recognition and activation by innate immune receptor RIG-I," chosen for advanced online publication in Nature, say the research is key in the development of broad-based drug therapies to combat viral ...More

September 29, 2011

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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. Treating viral infections with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the ...More

July 20, 2011

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Are Restaurant Plates a Source of Viral Infections?

Do restaurant plates harbor viruses such as hepatitis A or avian influenza? That's the question being asked by Dr. Melvin Pascall, an associate professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at Ohio State University, who has spent the past 15 years working to ...More

July 8, 2011

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Novel Complex Senses Viral Infection

Double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses are a diverse group of viruses that include rotaviruses, a common cause of gastroenteritis. The ability of the immune system to detect and destroy viruses is critical for human health and survival. Now, a study published by Cell Press in the ...More

June 23, 2011

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UF Researchers Say Viruses Could Play Key Role in ICU Patients' Outcomes

Common viral infections appear to play a role in why some critically ill patients struggle to recover, according to University of Florida researchers who studied how influenza and other infectious agents affect the health outcomes of patients in intensive care units. ...More

June 3, 2011

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Researchers Identify New Cell That Attacks Dengue Virus

Mast cells, which can help the body respond to bacteria and pathogens, also apparently sound the alarm around viruses delivered by a mosquito bite, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. "It appears the mast cells are activated and ...More

May 17, 2011

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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. Though viral hepatitis is a leading infectious cause of death in the U.S., many ...More

May 16, 2011

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