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Category: Infectious Diseases

Mosquito-borne illnesses may increase due to global warming

Posted on February 9, 2017August 6, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

Mosquito bites are such a nuisance. They itch intensely for days, you can’t help but scratch them, and you are left with a scar to remember them by. For much of the world, this is the aftermath of a mosquito bite. But in warm tropical climates, mosquitos are carriers of a variety of microbes pathogenic…

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Tricking the Immune System: Antigenic Variation and Host Molecular Mimicry

Posted on October 31, 2016August 8, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

Halloween has finally arrived and everyone around you has been busy working on their costumes in anticipation for this glorious day of tricks and treats. Come Halloween night, you may not even recognize the faces behind the costumes. How would you tell apart friends with a sweet tooth from foes ready for some tricks? For…

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