Year: 2020

The 1918 influenza pandemic infected an estimated 500 million people or one third of the global population. This led to at least 50 million deaths, all by a single virus....

As graduate students, spending a lot of time in a lab alone isn’t anything new. However，with recent social distancing efforts, spending time alone is no longer voluntary. This forced separation...

The COVID-19 pandemic was, and continues to be, devastating for many – closing businesses, suffering from mental health issues and even experiencing the death of their loved ones. The time...

Blood transfusions are important medical procedures whereby a donor’s blood is infused into a recipient intravenously. Transfusions can be lifesaving for recipients experiencing massive blood loss after surgery, injury or...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, our current societal dynamics such as the ease of international travel and extensive daily social interaction can enable the rapid spread of infectious diseases...

Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens from one host to another, spreading viruses, bacteria and parasites that cause human illness. Annually, vector-borne infections are responsible for over 700,000 deaths, with...

Infectious diseases constitute one of the leading causes of death globally, killing over 6 million people per year. These diseases are caused by bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral pathogens, which...

“With the exception of safe water, no other modality… has had such a major effect on mortality reduction and population growth.” – Susan and Stanley Plotkin, Vaccine 5th ed (2008).1...

It is the year 2020, and we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the availability of online platforms, claims ranging from the origin of the virus to...