Scientists show that vCJD can be transmitted through blood

Human herpesvirus 8 can be transmitted through blood in drug addicts.

Human Herpes virus type-8 (HHV-8) seroprevalence was studied in a population of HIV positive intravenous drug users (IVDUs) from Argentina. Analysis of this population also indirectly made it possible to study HHV-8 blood transmission, because these individuals frequently engage in needle sharing behavior and are capable of acquiring a broad array of blood borne pathogens, including Hepatitis B...

A scientists' view of scientometrics: Not everything that counts can be counted

R. Kenna, O. Mryglod, B. Berche 1 Applied Mathematics Research Centre, Coventry University, CV1 5FB, England 2 Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii St., 79011 Lviv, Ukraine 3 Statistical Physics Group, Université de Lorraine, IJL, UMR CNRS 7198, Campus de Nancy, B.P. 70239, 54506 Vandœuvre lès Nancy Cedex, France 4 The Doctoral C...

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Babesia spp. infections transmitted through blood transfusion.

Babesiosis in humans is caused by infection with various species of Babesia (Apicomplexa, Piroplasmida), mainly transmitted by an arthropod vector--Ixodes spp. ticks. This review will focus on blood transfusion as another mode of Babesia transmission, especially in endemic areas, as well as the impact of human babesiosis on transfusion medicine.

Not everything that counts can be counted; not everything that can be counted counts.