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A chytrid-killed frog Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus varius—two sporangia containing numerous zoospores are visible.. Chytridiomycosis (/ k aɪ ˌ t r ɪ d i ə m aɪ ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s / ky-TRID-ee-ə-my-KOH-sis) is an infectious disease in amphibians, caused by the chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps , ponds , and lakes .
American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), also widely distributed, are also thought to be carriers of the disease due to their inherent low susceptibility to B. dendrobatidis infection. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The bullfrog often escapes captivity and can establish feral populations where it may introduce the disease to new areas. [ 8 ]
The 24-hour flu is usually a type of gastroenteritis, which is an inflammation of the intestines and stomach, says William Schaffner, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and professor at the ...
Like the flu, it is a virus, but that's about where their similarities end, so calling it a "stomach flu" is a bit of a misnomer. It's also super contagious and really common.
According to CDC figures, more than 200 outbreaks of norovirus — which is sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, though it has no official ties to influenza — have occurred ...
type strain [2]; ab 2095, atcc 29897, bcrc 17271, ccm 4451, ccrc 17271, ccug 14483, ccug 14556, cdc 3716, cip 101026, cip 101826, dsm 16777, gifu 1347, ifo 14944 ...
The winter stomach bug is back. Norovirus, a contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has been surging in the Northeast over the past few weeks.