Subhajit Nan, Amity University, Kolkata Clostridioides Difficile is a bacterium responsible for causing severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon (colitis). Though guidelines for infection control measures are firmly in place, Clostridioides Difficile Infection or CDI remains the chief cause of diarrhea associated with healthcare. Since the burden associated with CDI is high, both from […]
Sneha Singhal, Jaypee Institute of information technology, Noida Oxford University researchers have announced that volunteers have received the first HIV (Human immunodeficiency) vaccination to find an effective cure for the virus. It has been 40 years since an effective HIV vaccine has been discovered. Trials are underway to develop an effective vaccine against HIV. The […]
Mustafa Vora, DY Patil University Navi Mumbai Malaria and the global problem it causes: Malaria is one of the most infectious diseases that are a threat to the human race. The mode of transmission is from mosquito to humans by a parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. The infection is caused because the sporozoite enters the bloodstream of […]
Richa Prakash, Central University of Punjab Currently, we rely on the enrichment method for the detection and identification of any bacterial infection. This may include enrichment bacterial culture (increasing the number of the organism of interest to a level it can be detected) or PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to amplify the nucleic acids to increase […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that is responsible for causing toxoplasmosis. This protozoan infects humans and other animals as well. Data shows that up to 30% of the world’s population remains chronically infected with this protozoan, but a large number of them do not show any symptoms. Most of […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata Normal body temperature plays a vital role in not only detecting illnesses or diseases but also in all the biochemical reactions taking place inside the body as these reactions cannot tolerate wide temperature fluctuations. Enzymes play a major role in various chemical reactions by acting as catalysts, helping in the […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University The history of human civilization has shown evidence in the recent past that pandemics are no longer a threat for the future, with much more accessibility to hosts and ease for transfer, pandemics are creating a travesty sooner rather than later. At the end of December 2019 was the onset of […]
Akshita Kumar,M.Sc. Biochemistry The therapeutic function of helminths in the modulation and/or deregulation of immune responses in COVID-19 patients has recently been a contentious topic. Richard Bradbury (School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University, Berwick, Victoria, Australia) and his colleagues (Bradbury et al. 2020) initially proposed that helminths might inadvertently cause severe COVID-19 infections […]
Akshita Kumar, M.Sc. Biochemistry A recent study jointly conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology(NIV) detected the presence of antibodies against Nipah virus(NiV) in bats residing in a cave in Mahabaleshwar. The sole purpose of this study was to investigate the spread of the Nipah Virus in Indian […]
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 […]
