The current COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects globally, resulting in 327,738 deaths around the world. This death toll continues to rise, there have been 100,284 new confirmed cases and 4,482 deaths globally in the last 48 hours[1]. Patterns have emerged that the virus is having a disproportionate effect on individuals from Black, Asian andContinue reading “Coronavirus: Greatest impact on BAME communities”
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Chytridiomycosis: An Amphibian Crisis
To mark the end of April and the end of Frog month, today’s post is dedicated to a very special member of the amphibian family… Frogs! Amphibians Amphibians are a group of small vertebrates which belong to the taxonomic class, Amphibia. The main orders of amphibians are; Anura (Frogs and Toads), Urodeles (Newts), Caudates (Salamanders)Continue reading “Chytridiomycosis: An Amphibian Crisis”
Coronavirus: An old disease with a new fear
Disease overview Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that belong to the Coronaviridae family. They are classified based on their surface glycoproteins which form a crown-like appearance on the exterior of the virus, in addition to their chemistry and replication processes1. There are seven coronaviruses including the novel coronavirus; COVID-19, all of which are zoonoticContinue reading “Coronavirus: An old disease with a new fear”
