Johannesburg : The Delta variant of COVID-19, identified in at least 85 countries and first detected in India, is likely responsible for the exponentially rising daily number of virus cases in South Africa”s economic hub, Gauteng province, a leading epidemiologist said here on Saturday Official data would be released by the National Institute of Communicable … Read more
Current WSU research shows stimuli-responsive nanoparticles can specifically target infections to simultaneously prevent the spread of bacteria and reduce the inflammation it causes. These microscopic particles are loaded with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agents which are released when the particles encounter infection in the body. Researchers in the lab of Pharmaceutical Sciences Assistant Professor Zhenjia Wang … Read more
Zika virus is mainly transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito but it can also be transmitted by sexual contact and blood transfusion. Adult patients infected by Zika usually present only mild symptoms such as rashes, conjunctivitis, arthralgia and mild fever that last a few days. However, the outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil in 2015 … Read more
