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Researchers identify protein crucial for survival of Lyme-disease bacterium

...and joint aches, and a characteristic "bull's-eye" rash that surrounds the site of infection. In the study, researchers genetically altered the Bb bacterium to make a "knockout" form that lacked a gene that codes for the protein BptA. Without the protein, bacteria were unable to utilize the blood on whic...

Infectious disease expert warns of spread of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

...he disease, most often marked by a telltale spotty rash that appears five to 10 days after the first signs... spots over the entire body, or parts thereof. The rash is also noticeable on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands, where rashes do not usually appe...

Experimental shingles vaccine proves effective in nationwide study

... then migrates to the skin, causing the blistering rash of shingles. Generally, shingles first manifests ...ide of the body or face. Then a painful blistering rash develops in that same area of skin; the rash can take two to four weeks to heal. Anyone who has had...

Mass vaccination unnecessary in the event of a large bioterrorist US smallpox attack

... point people may or may not be contagious. Then a rash emerges all over the body and grows increasingly severe over the next 20 or so days, eventually forming scabs; during this period people are contagious, particularly during the first seven to 10 days of the rash. The disease eventually resolves and c...

Microbes start immune response by sneaking inside cells

...y syndromes characterized by recurrent fever, skin rash and arthritis. Cryopyrin triggers a key enzyme involved in the body’s inflammatory response, capsase-1, which in turn causes production of IL-1beta, a powerful molecule which signals the immune system to attack pathogens and induces fever to help...