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Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

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The Global Infectious Diseases Research Section in the Division of Infectious Diseases brings unique strengths to influence the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases around the world.

Infectious diseases are disorders that are caused by organisms, usually microscopic in size, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that are passed, directly or indirectly, from one person to ...

The Herald Forum article (Grandparents need to describe life for children before vaccines) read more like a familiar bedtime fable than a factual historical accounting.