Science News for Kids » infection http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Infection time http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/salmonella-is-more-severe-when-it-hits-in-the-morning-at-least-in-mice/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/salmonella-is-more-severe-when-it-hits-in-the-morning-at-least-in-mice/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:24:42 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17703 Salmonella bacteria (pink) invade a defense cell in the body. The severity of the infection may depend on the time of day the germs are introduced to the body, new research suggests. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice]]> Salmonella bacteria (pink) invade a defense cell in the body. The severity of the infection may depend on the time of day the germs are introduced to the body, new research suggests. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/salmonella-is-more-severe-when-it-hits-in-the-morning-at-least-in-mice/feed/ 0 Flu in the air http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/germs-tiny-enough-to-pass-through-surgical-masks-may-cause-half-of-all-flu-cases/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/germs-tiny-enough-to-pass-through-surgical-masks-may-cause-half-of-all-flu-cases/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:22:27 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17693 This illustration shows a flu virus as if it were cut in half. The outside is made of protein. The inside contains genetic material. A new study suggests tiny, long-lasting airborne particles that contain this germ cause at least half of all flu cases. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases]]> This illustration shows a flu virus as if it were cut in half. The outside is made of protein. The inside contains genetic material. A new study suggests tiny, long-lasting airborne particles that contain this germ cause at least half of all flu cases. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Germs tiny enough to pass through surgical masks may cause half of all cases]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/germs-tiny-enough-to-pass-through-surgical-masks-may-cause-half-of-all-flu-cases/feed/ 0 Deadly new flu http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:23 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16649 h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> h7n9_a_lg

The germ responsible carries genes from other flu viruses]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-kind-of-influenza-h7n9-that-started-in-birds-is-now-taking-a-toll-on-humans/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 Ebola in the air http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:07:57 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15118 Scientists have found that a type of Ebola virus that infects humans can pass from piglets to macaques, like the one shown here, through the air. Credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys]]> Scientists have found that a type of Ebola virus that infects humans can pass from piglets to macaques, like the one shown here, through the air. Credit: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

A deadly virus can spread through the air from pigs to monkeys]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/deadly-virus-ebola-can-spread-through-the-air-from-pigs-to-monkeys/feed/ 0