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Infectious disease

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Health
Developing rapid diagnostic tests
Published Feb 7, 2025
Yuka Manabe and her team at the Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases aim to improve global health with point-of-care tests that give rapid results
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). Microscopy by CDC; repositioned and recolored by NIAID
Q+A
How serious is bird flu?
Published Jan 13, 2025
As the first bird flu death in the U.S. sparks concern over the ongoing spread of the virus, epidemiologist and microbiologist Meghan Davis explains what to know and do
a petri dish that has a map of the world inside of it
Immunology
Outsmarting fungi
Published Fall 2024
Fungal species are wreaking havoc in unprecedented ways. Infectious disease doctor Arturo Casadevall explains why in a gripping new book. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Seun Falade-Nwulia
Medicine
Overcoming treatment barriers
Published June 12, 2024
Infectious disease specialist Seun Falade-Nwulia works to ensure patients with infectious diseases and substance use disorders receive the carefully coordinated care they require
A nasal spray bottle being sprayed
Health care innovations
Simple spray could keep COVID away
Published Jan 12, 2023
Hopkins engineers have developed a method to prevent harmful viruses from entering the lungs, blocking the spread of COVID-19 and influenza with a nasal spray
Monkeypox virus
Voices
What you need to know about monkeypox
Published May 24, 2022
As monkeypox spreads beyond the expected areas, an infectious disease expert offers insight on how the virus spreads—and why it shouldn't be a cause for alarm
Antibodies attack a virus
Infectious disease
Current mRNA vaccines may elicit immune responses to other bat coronaviruses, study finds
Published Feb 18, 2022
Finding by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers may help in development of vaccines against future animal-to-human viral diseases
illustration of bacteria and viruses flowing through pipes
What our wastewater can tell us
Published Spring 2021
Our sewage contains important biomarkers that can tell researchers about a community's diet, drug intake, and even the presence of COVID-19 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Microbacteria
Health
Researchers develop potential antibiotic for drug-resistent pathogen
Published Dec 14, 2020
'Mycobacterium abscessus' is often lethal for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung ailments. This new antibiotic is one of the first potential treatments of the bacterium.
Lady Justice against a background of coronavirus particles
A carceral crisis
Published Oct 15, 2020
A new report published by Johns Hopkins provides recommendations for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the criminal justice system