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  2. Discovery of disease-causing pathogens - Wikipedia

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    2. Pre-existing theories of disease: Before a pathogen is well-recognized, scientists may attribute the symptoms of infection to other causes, such as toxicological, psychological, or genetic causes. Once a pathogen has been associated with an illness, researchers have reported difficulty displacing these pre-existing theories. [3] [4] 3.

  3. How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases - AOL

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    A recently published analysis by BCG found at least 75 "AI-discovered molecules" have entered clinical trials with many more expected. "That they are now routinely going into clinical trials is a ...

  4. Why Exercise Can Help Us Survive COVID-19, Other Diseases - AOL

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    A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows people who exercise just 30 minutes a day are four times more likely to survive a potentially fatal COVID-19 infection ...

  5. Kuru (disease) - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, researchers at the Medical Research Council discovered a naturally occurring variant of a prion protein in a population from Papua New Guinea that confers strong resistance to kuru. In the study, which began in 1996, [ 31 ] researchers assessed over 3,000 people from the affected and surrounding Eastern Highland populations, and ...

  6. Emerging infectious disease - Wikipedia

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    An emerging infectious disease (EID) is an infectious disease whose incidence has increased recently (in the past 20 years), and could increase in the near future. [2] [3] The minority that are capable of developing efficient transmission between humans can become major public and global concerns as potential causes of epidemics or pandemics. [4]

  7. Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this ...

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    Taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick. Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter.

  8. Disease X - Wikipedia

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    Colored scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of SARS-CoV-2, speculated in 2020 as being the first virus to create Disease X [1] [2] [3]. Disease X is a placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2018 on their shortlist of blueprint priority diseases to represent a hypothetical, unknown pathogen.

  9. Clonally transmissible cancer - Wikipedia

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    The cancers have to bypass the self recognition system, survive the difference in nutrients and induce the correct response in the new hosts to begin the cycle anew. [ 6 ] Transmissible cancers behave as true parasites, relying primarily on transport systems like direct contact, environmental transport and vectors, rather than hematogenous and ...