Science News for Kids » epidemiology http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Infectious animals http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/infectious-animals/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/infectious-animals/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:50:53 +0000 Amanda Leigh Mascarelli http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16516 Jon-releasing-bat_feature

Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people]]> Jon-releasing-bat_feature

Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/infectious-animals/feed/ 0 The AIDS virus that vanished http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:32:22 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16025 This photo shows HIV infecting a T-cell, which usually fights off infections in the human body. Credit: NIH/NIAID

Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV]]> This photo shows HIV infecting a T-cell, which usually fights off infections in the human body. Credit: NIH/NIAID

Strong medicine may have rid a newborn of deadly HIV]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/strong-medicine-may-have-rid-a-newborn-of-deadly-hiv/feed/ 0 Bird malaria moves north http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:06 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14350 Black-capped chickadees, like the one shown here, stay in Fairbanks, Alaska, year-round. Scientists report that some of the birds have been found with avian malaria, suggesting that the germ that causes the disease has established itself in the far North. Credit: Mdf/wikipedia

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska]]> Black-capped chickadees, like the one shown here, stay in Fairbanks, Alaska, year-round. Scientists report that some of the birds have been found with avian malaria, suggesting that the germ that causes the disease has established itself in the far North. Credit: Mdf/wikipedia

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/feed/ 0 Airports that speed germs’ spread http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:51:27 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13541 A computer simulation of a disease outbreak shows that airports like those in New York City and Los Angeles would help spread germs. Credit: Christos Nicolaides/MIT

Scientists identify which U.S airports are able to spread disease most effectively ]]> A computer simulation of a disease outbreak shows that airports like those in New York City and Los Angeles would help spread germs. Credit: Christos Nicolaides/MIT

Scientists identify which U.S airports are able to spread disease most effectively ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/airports-that-speed-germs-spread/feed/ 0