The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has affected millions of people worldwide. To …

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are a major concern to public health. Phage therapy
has been proposed as a promising alternative to antibiotics, but an increasing number of …

Malaria and leishmaniasis are endemic parasitic diseases in tropical and subtropical
countries. Although the overlap of these diseases in the same host is frequently described …

A wide range of protozoan pathogens either transmitted by vectors (Plasmodium, Babesia,
Leishmania and Trypanosoma), by contaminated food or water (Entamoeba and Giardia), or …

Background Self-medication of drugs to alleviate symptoms is a common global behavior,
helping relieve burdens on health services, but many drugs eg, antibiotics are prescription …

Infection of more than one virus in a host, coinfection, is common across taxa and
environments. Viral coinfection can enable genetic exchange, alter the dynamics of …

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the earliest bacteria isolated from the respiratory tract in
people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Its methicillin resistant form, MRSA, has gained attention due …

Infections with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum typically comprise multiple
strains, especially in high-transmission areas where infectious mosquito bites occur …

Use of antimicrobial agents in veterinary medicine is essential to control infectious diseases,
thereby keeping animals healthy and animal products safe for the consumer. On the other …

Microorganisms exist in a diverse ecosystem and have evolved many different mechanisms
for sensing and influencing the polymicrobial environment around them, utilizing both …