a computerized drawing of a virus that infects bacteria
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Phage therapy is effective against the superbug Acinetobacter baumannii
Viral predators can help battle an antibiotic-resistant bacterium considered an "urgent threat" by the CDC
What counts as 15 minutes of close contact?
An epidemiologist explains the CDC guidance
How deadly is COVID-19? A biostatistician answers
Experts are predicting that 200,000 people in the United States will die of COVID-19 by November
Hand hygiene isn't implemented rigorously across the world, even in health care
It's not always easy to get alcohol or soap-based washes where they are needed
CDC chimes in on disinfecting and reopening during pandemic
Guidance builds on administration's advice to reopen
CDC confirms three person-to-person cases of coronavirus in the United States
The number includes a patient in Sacramento County, California, but it does not include 44 people from a cruise ship quarantined in Japan
The rise of a mysterious lung illness begins to expose the dangers of vaping
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have reported at least 450 cases in 33 U.S. states, as policy makers call for action
Scientists are recruiting live bacteria to fight deadly infections
A study in rural India is raising hopes for a future without antibiotics