The interface between spirochetes and the immune response is of significant importance to their pathogenesis and persistence. Evasion from the immune system leads to infections that present as ...

Background Morgellons disease (MD) is a complex skin disorder characterized by ulcerating lesions that have protruding or embedded filaments. Many clinicians refer to this condition as delusional ...

Courtesy of Getty Images. This review provides a concise overview of the pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness ...

Courtesy of Getty Images. This review provides a concise overview of the pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness ...

Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States ...

THOUGH multiple sclerosis has been recognized as a disease for over a century, its etiology has eluded all investigative efforts to date. Toxic factors, nutritional and metabolic defects, infectious ...

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can cause a wide range of symptoms in humans. It is an infectious disease of humans and animals that is caused by pathogenic spirochetes and is considered ...

Prokaryotes are the group of organisms including bacteria and archaea that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus and instead have a circular, double-stranded molecule of DNA called a nucleoid, that is ...

Credit: Getty Images There are many potential causes for fever and rash (also known as pyrexia or febrile illness), including viruses, bacteria, spirochetes, rickettsiae, medications, and ...

Edited by Jesus Valenzuela, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rockville, MD; received May 13, 2022; accepted October 4, 2022 by Editorial Board Member Carl F. Nathan ...

Share on Pinterest The compound hygromycin A, a type of antimicrobial found in soil, may help treat Lyme disease. megaflopp/Getty Images Lyme disease affects around 476,000 people in the United States ...