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  Infectious disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An organism that a microbe infects is known as the host for that microbe.
Once that happens, a pathogen that had been confined to a remote habitat appears in a new or wider region, or a microbe that had infected only animals suddenly begins causing human disease.
With international jet-airplane travel, people infected with a new disease can carry the disease to the far side of the world before their first symptoms appear.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Infectious_diseases   (1808 words)

  
 Structure of virus that infects bacteria offers insights into evolution, therapies
The newly detailed structure confirms that the bacteriophage is remarkably similar in its structure to human adenoviruses, which infect the respiratory tract, despite pronounced genetic and other differences.
The bacteriophage studied, called PRD1, is also one of a family of viruses that infect a broad range of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, making them good candidates for possible therapeutic uses against those bacteria.
PRD1 itself infects E. coli bacteria, one strain of which is responsible for tens of thousands of cases of food poisoning in the United States each year.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-10/wi-sov100201.php   (776 words)

  
 Furunculosis Infects Salmon Species Worldwide
Aeromonas salmonicida has been recognized as a serious pathogen of salmon for over 100 years due to its devastating impact on wild and cultivated salmon and its wide distribution.
Classical furunculosis derives its name from the boil-like lesions (furuncules), appearing on the skin and in the musculature of infected fish.
This disease infects salmon species worldwide, with both typical and atypical strains causing disease.
www.spaquaculture.com /default.aspx?pageid=15   (82 words)

  
 Researchers unmask secrets of a tiny virus that infects bacteria
Using powerful computer tools and cryo-electron microscopes, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine unmasked the secrets of a tiny virus that infects bacteria and, in doing so, opened the door to a better understanding of a variety of viruses that infect people and animals.
That means it should be possible to use these tools to understand better how this and similar viruses infect nerve cells and, some day, interrupt that disease process.
The advance occurred because of innovations in computational method development in addition to the powerful cryoelectron microscopes operated at very low specimen temperature and very high energy that Chiu and others use in their work that looks at different biological nano-machineries at the nanoscale.
www.news-medical.net /?id=15865   (634 words)

  
 infects - OneLook Dictionary Search
Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "infects" is defined.
Example: "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
Example: "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
www.onelook.com /?w=infects   (107 words)

  
 Technology News: Security: Swen Worm Infects Over 1.5 Million Computers
09/19/03 4:32 PM PT Classified as a worm because of its ability to copy itself without infecting host files, Swen represents a high level of sophistication in its ability to execute code automatically, its deceptive spoof of Microsoft correspondence and its randomization of information that would be used to identify it easily.
worm is turning out to be a bigger problem than earlier expected, using a brief head start on computer antivirus defenses, as well as complex abilities and an effective masquerade, to infect Windows machines and spread via e-mail to many users.
Classified as a worm because of its ability to copy itself without infecting host files, Swen represents a high level of sophistication in its ability to execute code automatically, its deceptive spoof of Microsoft correspondence and its randomization of information that could be used to identify it, according to Sunner.
www.technewsworld.com /perl/story/31632.html   (915 words)

  
 Scientists discover how HIV infects healthy cells   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Using sophisticated detection methods, researchers at the Saint Louis University Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV) have demonstrated the molecular mechanism by which the HIV virus infects, or integrates, healthy cells.
Although scientists theorized that two ends of the virus' DNA must come together inside a healthy cell in order to infect it, until now, investigators have not been able to illuminate the process.
Millions of HIV tainted cells can be launched from a single infected cell.
www.news-medical.net /?id=15092   (420 words)

  
 Watch out! Incoming mass hack attack | The Register
When a user running Internet Explorer logs on to a contaminated site, the user's PC is infected with malicious code, which has the potential to cause further problems.
Backdoors are opened on infected PCs and key-logging software is also installed, allowing the creators of the code to steal passwords, PIN numbers and credit card details.
According to some analysts, the hackers behind the malware are actually loading computers with so-called "adware" or "spamware" software that can push unwanted ads to users or steal personal data for the purpose of spam emailing.
www.theregister.co.uk /2004/06/25/virus_hits_websites   (603 words)

  
 Bird flu virus infects PCs | Tech News on ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
When the file is opened, the virus modifies, creates and delete files.
A second part of the virus installs a program that allows hackers to gain remote control of infected computers.
The firm said the virus cannot spread on its own but needs to be manually distributed via e-mail, Internet downloads or file transfers.
news.zdnet.com /2100-1009_22-5925665.html   (369 words)

  
 Halo 2 Infects US Update - MegaGames console
Halo 2 Infects US Update - MegaGames console
As most have noticed by now, Halo 2 had a phenomenal first day of sales all over the world, in Europe the game broke all sorts of entertainment records as far as sales and money made are concerned.
It's no longer just a huge game for us but has become a seminal milestone for the entire industry.
www.megagames.com /news/html/console/halo2infectsusupdate.shtml   (385 words)

  
 Halo 2 Infects US - MegaGames console
Halo 2 Infects US Wednesday November 10, 2004
Microsoft needed Halo 2 to do well on Tuesday, not just for the profit it will bring but rather for the prestige it would bring to a console that needs exclusive games.
For further, on the spot, coverage of Halo 2 launch night, read what Palo Alto High School's online journalists had to report by following the download tab.
megagames.com /news/html/console/halo2infectsus.shtml   (333 words)

  
 Santy worm - 12/21: Santy Worm Infects Web Servers: Santy worm
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A new worm Santy has started spreading that infects only web servers, not end user computers.
It infects sites running the popular phpBB discussion forum software.
www.esecurityplanet.com /alerts/article.php/3450611   (372 words)

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