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3 days ago · Plasmids also can use up energy and cause mutations that are less advantageous for the bacteria. Through a combination of laboratory analysis and cryo-electron-microscope imaging, the research team identified a unique two-part defense system that these bacteria have that essentially destroys plasmids, thus protecting and preserving the ...
3 days ago · Cholera is an infection that can cause severe watery diarrhea and vomiting. These can start 12 hours to 5 days after you are infected with the bacteria that cause cholera. The diarrhea and vomiting cause severe dehydration that can lead to death within hours without treatment.
3 days ago · This is caused by compounding factors like unsafe drinking water, migration, crowding, extreme weather events due to climate change, and more that increase risk of waterborne diseases like cholera. When cholera outbreaks emerged in Kenya and Uganda, national governments looked to PATH for support in mitigating risk to their communities.
3 days ago · Huntington's disease ( HD ), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an incurable neurodegenerative disease [7] that is mostly inherited. [8] The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental/psychiatric abilities. [9] [1] A general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait often follow. [2]
2 days ago · Health clubs and Village Health Workers are driving social, and behaviour change campaigns in Gutu district in response to cholera, malnutrition and food security challenges. Ten health clubs have been revived or newly established since the CERF intervention kicked in at the beginning of 2024. Realising the need to quickly act to prevent ...
3 days ago · It can be caused by bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections, or autoimmune problems such as inflammatory bowel diseases. It can also be caused by tuberculosis, colon cancer, and enteritis.
2 days ago · Bacteria are also micro-organisms made up of one cell, but they are much smaller than protozoa and have a different structure; for example Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera. Viruses are infectious agents that do not have the structure of a cell.
