Youth planning to exhibit livestock at the Summer Shows or the Fall Fair have the option to attend either a hands-on workshop OR complete the livestock worksheet. If the 70% grade has not been met, ...

Different types of disease may interact. This can mean that the presence of one disease can lead to a higher chance of developing another disease. Some risk factors have been proven to cause a ...

Emerging infectious diseases are infections that have recently appeared within a population or those whose incidence or geographic range is rapidly increasing or threatens to increase in the near ...

Ticks are tiny parasites that can transmit infections, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Ticks are not always deadly, and not all tick bites transmit these diseases.

Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been ... Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study ...

Water Dirty water can transmit many diseases, such as the cholera bacterium. Air When a person who is infected by the common cold sneezes, they can spray thousands of tiny droplets containing ...

Sep. 20, 2024 — The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in ... Sep. 18, 2024 ...

10 From an evolutionary perspective, somatic mutations have no significant impact, but they may lead to disease conditions if they are systematic and alter the cell survival capacity. For instance ...

The UAB Division of Infectious Diseases is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, and comprehensive ...

Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure and function of the central nervous system or peripheral ...

The devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the enormous harm that a lethal infectious disease can cause. When a contagious and dangerous illness spreads, damage is done ...