Microbes
- Health & Medicine
Camels linked to mystery disease
A mysterious and deadly virus has sickened 94 people — killing 46 — in parts of the Middle East, Europe and northern Africa. A new study finds that camels (the one-humped type) may have introduced the new disease to people. The germ responsible is a virus that lives in people’s lungs, throats and noses. Scientists recently named the disease it causes Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.
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- Microbes
The power of microbes
A living animal is never alone. Its body — like yours — is home to trillions of microbes, or tiny single-celled organisms. Those microbes aren’t just hitchhiking. They can play an important role in separating species, researchers now report.
- Health & Medicine
Infection time
Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice.
- Health & Medicine
Flu in the air
Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases.
- Health & Medicine
Killer-flu update
Infection that recently developed in China shows signs of being easy to spread and hard to kill.
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- Animals
Infectious animals
Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people.
- Animals
Explainer: People can sicken animals
Wildlife can sometimes become infected with germs shed by people.
- Microbes
Microscopic caffeine fiends
Researchers create a bacterium that can’t live or reproduce without a stimulant found in soft drinks, chocolate, coffee and tea.
- Health & Medicine
Deadly new virus emerges
A mysterious infection has been spreading for almost a year.
