Shayan Ahmed, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi The concept of viral infection focuses on the transmission of viral particles from one individual and infecting someone close in contact. Researchers across the globe have created theories to explain the high prevalence of COVID-19 infection from the beginning of the crisis. They discovered that viral particles may […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic of COVID-19 on an unprecedented scale. Coronaviruses may cause acute and chronic respiratory, enteric, and CNS infections. The presence of a large number of asymptomatic/mildly symptomatic patients, effective human-to-human transmission, and immunomodulatory characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 contribute […]
Sagnik Nag, Amity University, Kolkata World Microbiome Day aims at an initiative to extend awareness of the microbiota, and unite all researchers and firms fascinated by the topic. Microbes have an incredible effect on the health and balance of the environment we board. Theme of World Microbiome Day 2021: This year we are celebrating the […]
Ananya Ghosal, MAKAUT(WB) In the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, new information is showing us the path of the disease. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) is an example of a complication that is also described as a hyper-inflammatory syndrome, where the characteristics are the same as Kawasaki disease. From the publication of CDC, 27 adult cases were reported which […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University In the surge of COVID-19 infection, the healthcare system has been put under immense pressure and the response has been nothing short of developing and innovative. While the rate of people diagnosed with infection has decreased exponentially, the testing remains constant. Effective testing at the time of the pandemic has been […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University Noida For a very long time, monoclonal antibodies have been used in various fields (cancer studies) but currently, they are being used to counteract the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and its variant by being an active compound in the vaccine as well as therapeutic drugs. Hence, to understand B cell genomics […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Antibiotic resistance and its impact: Antibiotics are drugs or chemical substances secreted by certain microorganisms engineered to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. Thus, they induce the treatment of bacterial infections. Often when these drugs are overused or in the case of any drug abuse, bacteria develop an antibiotic […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) acts as an artificial set of the heart and lungs, allowing a patient’s respiratory foundation to rest while proceeding towards a hopeful recovery. This mechanism has been put in a good word for, particularly during the two consecutive and rampant waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. ECMO […]
Madhavi Bhatia, NIPER Guwahati Coronavirus infection recovery provides a significant amount of immunity to individuals but there are some cases that have revealed that even after successfully recovering from COVID-19 infection there are chances of re-infection. This is mainly found to be due to mutation in the virus leading to different variants like alpha and […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University SARS-CoV-2 vaccination data has proven to lower the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19. However, this data severely lacks research among people suffering from immunodeficiency disorders, such as AIDS. In events of such opportunistic infections, where the human body is unable to produce the required immune response, the person is said […]
