…individuals of all ages were at increased risk for developing severe disease that requires hospitalization. The authors suggest that severe disease is a consequence of enhancement of infection caused by…
…protects against the disease. A protective variant of the prion protein was discovered in the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Beginning in the early 1900s, the prion disease kuru…
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease of cervids (deer, elk, moose). It was first detected in Wyoming and Colorado, and has since spread rapidly throughout North America (illustrated;…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal disorder of unknown etiology. The disease involves degeneration of motor neurons, leading to…
…are mice, ferrets, and perhaps monkeys. Proof that the new coronavirus is an agent of respiratory disease would come from its isolation from additional patients with the disease. An outbreak…
…socioeconomic groups, and thus we helped shatter the myth that CFS was a Yuppie Flu disease. What did William Reeves [then-head of the CDC division in charge of the illness]…
