Most bacteria mimic multicellular life, forming a community connected by what’s known as a biofilm.Credit: Kateryna Kon/ Science Photo Library/ Getty Images. “Biofilms can be good, but when they go bad, then we have a real problem,” says Lauren Bakaletz, director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide...
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What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis
September 4, 2024 by Mayo Clinic News Network As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Meningitis is...
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Bacterial vs. viral conjunctivitis: What is the difference?
Both bacterial and viral conjunctivitis cause symptoms such as eye redness, tearing, and discharge. However, bacterial conjunctivitis can produce a thicker discharge that sticks the eyelids together. It may also cause eyelid swelling and pain. Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis can be difficult to tell apart. However, people who get viral conjunctivitis have usually either had...
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Bacterial link in celiac disease
MONASH UNIVERSITY Bacterial exposure has been identified as a potential environmental risk factor in developing coeliac disease, a hereditary autoimmune-like condition that affects about one in 70 Australians. It is estimated that half of all Australians are born with one of two genes that cause coeliac disease, and approximately one in 40 are likely to...