Infectious Diseases
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How the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed determines how the pandemic will end

National health care systems will make things more organized, but the US is still finding its footing

A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders

How two University of Tennessee researchers are working to prevent an outbreak

DNA from a mummified bishop's lungs shows tuberculosis infected humans only recently

New research resolves a scientific debate about when tuberculosis became established in humans

The sugar in semen makes HIV drugs less effective

High levels of the sugar can obstruct antivirals from linking with viruses

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Researchers are abolishing an ancient epidemic — and trying to prevent the next one before it starts

Using machine learning tools and viral sequences, researchers are trying to better understand disease transmission

New HIV drugs show a disease under control – for those who can afford them

Even as new therapies raise hopes, diagnoses and costs prevent widespread treatment