Infectious Disease Research COVID-19 flu
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?
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, helping us predict how new viruses may change, mutate, and evolve, and potentially spot...
COVID-19 is a major and unprecedented situation. To help understand it, researchers are turning in many cases to comparisons with past pandemics, especially the "Spanish" influenza. What canthese past pandemics tell us about COVID-19 and what is likely to happen with it?
Infectious Disease Research Lyme Disease Tick-Borne Diseases
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.
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 infectedAnophelesmosquito bites a host. Infected mosquitoes can carryPlasmodium...
Zika Virus Diagnostic Tests Infectious Disease Research
Boca Biolistics is proud to play a role in infectious disease research. We've been an instrumental partner in the development of Zika diagnostic assays.
