--- title: Boca Biolistics Blog | Infectious Disease Research description: Infectious Disease Research | --- [![boca_biolisitcs_logo_New-1](https://blog.bocabio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/boca_biolisitcs_logo_New-1.png?width=500&name=boca_biolisitcs_logo_New-1.png "boca_biolisitcs_logo_New-1")](https://www.bocabio.com/) ![Fiber_3](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/2022/Fiber_3.png) # BOCA BIOLISTICS BLOG [![Young woman wearing a mask during flu season](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/flu.jpg)](https://blog.bocabio.com/what-is-the-2020-2021-flu-season-like-and-why-is-it-different) [Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/infectious-disease-research) [COVID-19](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/covid-19) [flu](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/flu) ## [What is the 2020-2021 Flu Season Like, and Why is it Different?](https://blog.bocabio.com/what-is-the-2020-2021-flu-season-like-and-why-is-it-different) by [Boca Biolistics](https://blog.bocabio.com/author/boca-biolistics) / December 17, 2020 It's flu season, but this year it's turning out to be a little bit different from usual. What is going on with influenza, and why are the numbers this year not what they normally are? [![The human body and the immune system, infectious disease research concept](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/virus%20immune%20system.jpg)](https://blog.bocabio.com/a-brief-history-of-viruses-and-evolution) [Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/infectious-disease-research) [virus](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/virus) ## [A Brief History of Virus Evolution](https://blog.bocabio.com/a-brief-history-of-viruses-and-evolution) by [Boca Biolistics](https://blog.bocabio.com/author/boca-biolistics) / September 10, 2020 Viruses are and have been a constant in human life and evolution, even since before we were what we would consider human. Thus, understanding how they evolve is an important part of [infectious disease research](https://www.bocabio.com/infectious-disease-research), helping us predict how new viruses may change, mutate, and evolve, and potentially spot... 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[![](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/iStock-1206311080.jpg)](https://blog.bocabio.com/tick-borne-diseases) [Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/infectious-disease-research) [Lyme Disease](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/lyme-disease) [Tick-Borne Diseases](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/tick-borne-diseases) ## [Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/tick-borne-diseases) by [Boca Biolistics](https://blog.bocabio.com/author/boca-biolistics) / May 6, 2020 Summer comes with a lot of joy: warm days, hiking and swimming, backyard family barbecues, and so much more. However, the season also brings a few inconveniences and dangers, including ticks.  [![Doctor holding up needle with the word Malaria written on it](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/malaria.jpg)](https://blog.bocabio.com/malaria-prevalence-epidemiology) [Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/infectious-disease-research) [Malaria](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/malaria) ## [Malaria: Prevalence, Epidemiology and Emerging Treatments](https://blog.bocabio.com/malaria-prevalence-epidemiology) by [Boca Biolistics](https://blog.bocabio.com/author/boca-biolistics) / April 15, 2020 Malaria is an infectious disease that can be life-threatening if left untreated. Because it is an infectious disease, once agents enter the body, they grow and multiply. The disease is often transmitted when an infected*Anopheles*mosquito bites a host. Infected mosquitoes can carry*Plasmodium...* [![Zika virus](https://blog.bocabio.com/hubfs/Zika%20virus.jpg)](https://blog.bocabio.com/new-advancements-in-diagnostic-tools-in-the-fight-against-zika-virus) [Zika Virus](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/zika-virus) [Diagnostic Tests](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/diagnostic-tests) [Infectious Disease Research](https://blog.bocabio.com/topic/infectious-disease-research) ## [New Advancements in Diagnostic Tools for Zika](https://blog.bocabio.com/new-advancements-in-diagnostic-tools-in-the-fight-against-zika-virus) by [Boca Biolistics](https://blog.bocabio.com/author/boca-biolistics) / October 31, 2019 Boca Biolistics is proud to play a role in [infectious disease research](https://www.bocabio.com/infectious-disease-research). 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