May 13, 2026 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope: Hantavirus Hantaviruses are rare but potentially serious zoonotic viruses that can cause severe respiratory or renal disease. Although infections are uncommon, recent reports linking an outbreak in a cruise ship environment […]
January 13, 2026 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope: Norovirus Norovirus is a highly contagious virus causing acute gastroenteritis (the "vomiting bug"), with symptoms appearing 12–48 hours after exposure and lasting 1–3 days. Fewer than 20 viral particles can cause infection, and it can survive up to two weeks on high-touch surfaces, longer in cool, dry conditions. Infected patients shed billions of particles and can remain contagious for at least two weeks after symptoms subside. Effective disinfectants must eliminate spores, bacteria and viruses to EN 14476.
October 16, 2025 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope – Clostridioides difficile Clostridioides difficile, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, is a spore-forming bacterium that causes mild to severe diarrhoea and intestinal conditions like colitis (colon inflammation). Where Can I Be Found? C. difficile […]
August 4, 2025 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope – Candidozyma auris Candidozyma auris (formerly known as Candida auris) is a rapidly emerging pathogenic yeast. Individuals who have recently stayed in nursing homes and have lines and tubes that go into their […]
February 27, 2025 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope – HPV Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are small, non-enveloped DNA viruses that cause a range of diseases from benign warts to threatening cancers. There are over 200 different types of HPV. They are […]
July 3, 2024 Under the Microscope Under the Microscope – Mpox Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) is a rare zoonotic disease originally transmitted to humans from animals and caused by the enveloped Monkeypox virus. It is regarded as the most important orthopoxvirus infection […]
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