Infectious Diseases – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com A Closer Look at the Science Around Us Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:39:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i1.wp.com/athensscienceobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-eye512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Infectious Diseases – Athens Science Observer https://athensscienceobserver.com 32 32 94425623 Pandemic Preparedness Requires a Macroecological Perspective https://athensscienceobserver.com/2021/11/24/pandemic-preparedness-requires-a-macroecological-perspective/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=11556 Prior to the emergence of COVID-19, there already was a movement to understand infectious disease emergence at the global scale. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, this information has only become more relevant. The macroecology of infectious diseases is an important area of research with great promise for our ability to predict and prepare […]

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]]> 11556 The Force is Strong with this … Fruit Fly?? https://athensscienceobserver.com/2016/05/04/the-force-is-strong-with-this-fruit-fly/ Wed, 04 May 2016 13:00:01 +0000 https://athensscienceobserver.com/?p=3377 Welcome to Star Wars week here at the Athens Science Observer. To help celebrate May the 4th – Star Wars Day –  we wanted to take a look at the real life science of that galaxy far far away. “Midi-chlorians.” For many Star Wars fans, this word alone can set off rage-induced rants. The Prequel […]

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]]> 3377 The American Ebola: Hepatitis C https://athensscienceobserver.com/2015/02/09/the-american-ebola-hepatitis-c/ Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:27:24 +0000 https://athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com/?p=459 The new rising scare: Hepatitis C. Yes, scarier than Ebola especially in the United States. The CDC is more worried about hepatitis C than it is about many of the other infectious diseases in the United States, including HIV/AIDS (CDC.org). Now, for a little background on Hep C. Hepatitis by definition means inflammation of the […]

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]]> 459 Calm Down: The Ebola Scare https://athensscienceobserver.com/2014/11/16/calm-down-the-ebola-scare/ Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:28:11 +0000 http://athenssciencecafe.wordpress.com/?p=329 “Ebola does in ten days what it take AIDS ten years to do” –Barry and David Zimmerman (Killer Germs) There have been many different stories and fears circling the world since the outbreak of Ebola reached national headlines. Not everything you hear on Fox News and Channel 2 is accurate. While there is cause for […]

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