Infectious Disease Terms

Turning an infection into a treatment, where the burst tumor cell matters less than the alarm its debris raises.

Bursting the tumor cell is only half the mechanism; the wreckage left behind shows the immune system what it should be hunting.

An infection caused by an organism that does not normally cause disease.

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.

Organic food is grown and processed under defined regulatory standards that restrict synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and similar inputs used in conventional agriculture.

A biology word that shrinks in the clinic, where the organism almost always means whatever has grown in the culture bottle.

Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that can arise from bloodstream spread, direct injury, or a nearby infected wound such as a diabetic foot ulcer.

A vascular-acting photosensitizer consisting of a water-soluble, palladium-substituted bacteriochlorophyll derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.

A peptide-based vaccine containing a pan HLA DR-binding epitope (PADRE) fused to a cytomegalovirus (CMV) peptide epitope, with potential anti-viral and immunomodulating activities.

A novel palladium-substituted bacteriochlorophyll derivative and photosensitizer with potential antitumor activity.

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.

A type of virus that has hemagglutinin-neuraminidase proteins in the outer coat and RNA as the genetic material.

Many have life cycles passing through more than one species, so breaking the cycle can matter as much as treating the person.

Biology recognizes several ways two species can live together, and what makes a relationship parasitic is that only one side benefits.

Its beta-lactam ring is both the reason penicillin works and the target bacteria disable when they become resistant.

The potassium salt of penicillin V, a member of the penicillin antibiotic family with broad-spectrum bactericidal activity.

A drug used to treat infections caused by certain microorganisms.

A drug used to treat infections caused by certain microorganisms.

A purine nucleotide analogue antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus.

A semisynthetic analog of Bleomycin, a mixture of several basic glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from the fungus Streptomyces verticillus.