Traveling Germs
track the transmission of infectious diseases and may offer clues that help stop their spread.
2002: Attempts to Halt the Spread of SARS
In China, Dr. Y. Guan mandates that poultry farms be closely monitored because they could be a vector for SARS virus transmission to humans. Masks
The MRSA Infection Control Team
The infection control team communicates with each other to reduce risks of transmission. This team educates the community about the risks and
AIDS: Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
result is widespread transmission of HIV. Customarily, parents do not talk to their children about sex.
Electronic Tracking
Cell phones can be used to track a person's movements through transmission towers and satellites. The following also leave electronic trails
To Publish or not to Publish?
Controversy arises when researchers plan to publish their findings on transmissibility of H5N1 in ferrets. It is feared that others will make these
Disrupting Balance in the Brain
Drugs disrupt the balance of power in the synapses of the brain, the transmission of messages, and how the brain's communication network
The Consequences of Sexting
classmate and will likely be charged with transmission of child pornography.
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation is a chaotic and ineffective heart rhythm due to irregular impulse transmission and extremely rapid impulse generation from
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
CJD is a rare, incurable brain disease that is always fatal. Transmission of CJD can be to people receiving human growth hormone, corneal grafts