Articles related to "Rickettsia"



A Bacterium Saved a Town During World War II
A little microbiology trivia saved a small town from the Nazis during World War II.
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Scrub Typhus Lowers HIV Virus Levels in AIDS Patients
Sometimes the strangest things are found in our world. Knowing that scrub typhus lowers HIV levels in AIDS patients may give new hope for treating and/or preventing HIV infections.
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What Are The Odds
Some specific information about ticks and the possibilities of Lyme disease from a tick bite.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tick-borne diseases can be caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and rickettsia. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a rickettsial disease, can be fatal.
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The Causes of Infection
Infective illness is often the result of a breakdown in the relationship between our bodies and our resident micro-organisms.
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Animal Health
The ability of a farmer to keep their livestock healthy and productive is critical to success. Keeping livestock healthy is not a simple thing and every farmer should develop a livestock management plan that focuses heavily on disease control.
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Ehrlichia - Dog Tick Disease
Erhlichia is a disease spread by ticks. There are different types of Ehrlichia and the different types are spread by different types of ticks.
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Many Kinds Of Ticks...Many Kinds Of Tick-Borne Diseases.
Names and symptoms of diseases transmitted by ticks, nymphs, fleas, deerflies, mosquitos and blood transfusion.
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MOA of Macrolide Antibiotics
Antibiotics are chemotherapeutic agents used to inhibit or kill bacteria (prokaryotic organisms). How do macrolides destroy bacteria without hurting our cells?
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Ticks and dogs
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia and Ehrlichiosis can infect tick species which often attach themselves to dogs.
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What Do Microbiologists Study?: A Virtual Visual Microbial Tour
Ever wonder what a bacterium, or virus looks like? There are plenty of good websites containing wonderful pictures of those very tiny organisms. Click on the link to go on a "Virtual Visual Microbial Tour"!
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