Rapid Influenza Testing
Advancements in Rapidity and Sensitivity of Outpatient Diagnostic Testing
Historically, high-sensitivity diagnostic testing for many common diseases consisted of sending samples to an offsite laboratory and...
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Ebola Updates
Identifying Ebola: What You Need to Know About EVD
Ermias D. Belay, MD, Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), talks about the symptoms and prognosis of the Ebola virus.
Symptoms of...
After returning from a trip to West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus, a New York City man has tested negative for the disease, a New York Times article reports. The man, whose name is currently being withheld, has been kept in isolation at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital since...
The Battle Against Ebola
Tobacco “Plantibodies” Show Success in Treatment of Ebola
Aug 6, 2014
| Human Interest, Infectious Diseases, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pharmacists, Public Health & Prevention, The Daily Dose
Tobacco is rarely thought of as healthy, however, the plant responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year may play a vital role in the treatment of the Ebola virus, a Reuters article reports. The new Ebola treatment, ZMapp, was produced by Mapp Pharmaceuticals in a tobacco plant owned by R.J...
Road to Ebola Vaccine Fraught with Obstacles
Aug 4, 2014
Ebola Outbreak Claims Sierra Leone’s Top Doctor
Jul 30, 2014
