Illnesses on the rise

Cases triple; better tools needed to fight mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas Press Release Embargoed Until: Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 1:00 p.m. ETContact: Media Relations(404) 639-3286 Illnesses from mosquito, tick, and flea bites have tripled in the U.S., with more than 640,000 cases reported during the 13 years from 2004 through 2016.  Nine new germs spread […]

Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens A Bloodborne Pathogens or blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood. The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne […]