Category Archives: pathogens
PLOS Pathogens at 10 Years
Editors-in-Chief Kasturi Haldar and Grant McFadden highlight 10 years of PLOS Pathogens research in celebration of past accomplishments and future endeavors. As PLOS Pathogens turns 10, we are excited to assemble a collection of primary research articles that reflects the … Continue reading
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inResearch Matters
Research Matters is a new article series in which active scientists speak directly about why basic research in their field matters. It bridges the gap between academic research and the public by explaining how diverse fundamental research assures real and … Continue reading
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Posted by pathogens, PLoS Pathogens, Publishing, science communication
inThe Oral Microbiota Affects More Than Just the Mouth
For World Oral Health Day, Lily Berrin, daughter of a periodontist and dental hygienist, highlights recent PLOS Pathogens content to remind us that oral pathogens do more than just cause cavities. There is more going on behind that smile than … Continue reading
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Posted by cardiovascular health, General, health information, oral health, pathogens
inWhat’s the Buzz on Bee Pathogens?
US National Honey Bee Day is August 16th. Read below for a selection of papers from PLOS Pathogens on honey bee decline in the world of pathogenesis.
Given the current issues affecting global health— the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, …
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inLove work of @billgates but "mosquitoes kill more people than people do" is just wrong
1. Many of the animals, including mosquitoes, are on the list are there because of the diseases they transmit. For example, dogs are there (for rabies), and tsetse flies are there for sleeping sickness. That is, they do not kill people directly but indirectly because of a disease they transmit.
2. If we follow that logic, which I am fine with, then we need to add a whole lot of deaths to the "human" column. After all, humans transmit a whole heck of a lot of diseases that kill humans. One source I found has the following #s
- HIV/AIDS: 1.78 million per year
- Tuberculosis: 1.34 million per year
- Flu: 250-500,000 per year
- HAIs: >100,000
- Syphilis: 100,000
- Measles: 600,000
UPDATE 5/3
Am kind of annoyed at the press coverage of this Gates - mosquitoes are the deadliest animal - concept. Here are some examples where people just ate up the idea without really asking any questions about its accuracy
- CNET: Here's a photo of Bill Gates feeding the world's deadliest animal
- Huffington Post: Mosquitoes Kill More Humans Than Any Other Animal Alive: Bill Gates Promotes Awareness Of Deadly Insect (INFOGRAPHIC)
- The BLAZE: The No. 1 Killer on This ‘Deadliest Animals’ Infographic Might Surprise You
- Daily Mail: Forget sharks - mosquitoes and SNAILS are the world's deadliest animals: Graphic reveals the human race's biggest killers
UPDATE 5/4. Some Tweets of relevance
Mosquitos kill more people than people only if you exclude the only way mosquitos kill people. http://t.co/ZwNOSPodbP via @edyong209
— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 3, 2014
No, mosquitoes are not the deadliest animal in the world. @phylogenomics explains: http://t.co/LjOEezgiwn
— Matthew R. Francis (@DrMRFrancis) May 3, 2014
THIS RT @phylogenomics Love work of @billgates but "mosquitoes kill more people than people do" is just wrong http://t.co/WYOorZ52Ya
— Ed Yong (@edyong209) May 3, 2014
Mosquitoes kill people a lot of people, but people kill a lot more people @phylogenomics: http://t.co/3aCm4ncuwx
— Philip N. Cohen (@familyunequal) May 4, 2014
Good point: disease transmission is key MT @phylogenomics …."mosquitoes kill more people than people do" is wrong http://t.co/8n3xMvXU3k
— Chris Buddle (@CMBuddle) May 4, 2014
UPDATE 5/5
See Vox post: No, mosquitoes aren't deadlier than humans
Also see these posts which run with the Gates meme
- The Dish: Mankind’s Deadliest Natural Enemy, Ctd
Posted by Bill Gates, Gates Foundation, humans, infectious disease, mosquitoes, pathogens
inQuick post: nice #openaccess review: Insights from Genomics into Bacterial Pathogen Populations
Full citation: Wilson DJ (2012) Insights from Genomics into Bacterial Pathogen Populations. PLoS Pathog 8(9): e1002874. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002874
It is a nice and useful review ...
Posted by Genomics, pathogens, PLoS Pathogens
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