Emerging evidence supports a link between environmental factors—including air pollution
and chemical exposures, climate, and the built environment—and severe acute respiratory …

We review the interaction between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and coccidioidomycosis,
a respiratory infection caused by inhalation of Coccidioides fungal spores in dust. We …

Background Large-scale school closures have been implemented worldwide to curb the
spread of COVID-19. However, the impact of school closures and re-opening on epidemic …

Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a major causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth
disease (HFMD), associated with severe manifestations of the disease. Pediatric immunization …

Background Coccidioidomycosis, an emerging fungal disease in the western USA, exhibits
seasonal patterns that are poorly understood, including periods of strong cyclicity, aseasonal …

Rabies is one of the most lethal infectious diseases, with those living in Asia and Africa having
the highest risk of dying from rabies. We conducted a knowledge, attitudes and practices …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a common, morbid, and frequently
lethal malignancy. To uncover its mutational spectrum, we analyzed whole-exome sequencing …

MESSENGER observations from Mercury orbit reveal that a large contiguous expanse of
smooth plains covers much of Mercury’s high northern latitudes and occupies more than 6% of …

Most head and neck cancers are derived from the mucosal epithelium in the oral cavity,
pharynx and larynx and are known collectively as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (…

BACKGROUND. Recurrence and/or metastasis occurs in more than half of patients with head
and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and these events pose the greatest threats …