What strikes one about the Humongous fungi is that it is not a particularly flashy organism. Unlike animals or trees, this fungal marvel is mainly a sizeable subsurface system known as mycelium. The ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

In the cited meta-analysis, colchicine was associated with reduced risk of treatment failure (OR: 0.23) and recurrent pericarditis (OR: 0.39), but with a trend toward more adverse effects. [34 ...

Electrocardiographic changes are common and typically evolve through four stages: Stage I: diffuse ST-segment elevation (typically concave up) and PR-segment depression are recorded in the first ...

Queen's Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC) Online Professional Development Course is a fully online program with interactive content for health professionals who are new to or are about to enter ...

The fertilization process exposed the men to the fungus, leading to histoplasmosis, a severe lung infection. According to the journal article, symptoms included: Chronic cough Fever Blood ...

Background. A 50-year-old man presented with a 2–3 month history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, right periorbital headache, blurry vision, tinnitus, polydipsia, right elbow pain, and a ...