H1N1, influenza A virus type has been in the news for a long time and it seems as if it is here to stay, because a column in the newspapers still reads the death toll due to this fatal virus. It is most commonly called the Swine Flu. Why is it called the [...]

There are many diseases that are caused by microbes but not all diseases are caused by them, for example diseases like malaria, typhoid, cholera and AIDS are caused by microbes but diseases like diabetes, hypertension and many cancers are not caused by them at all.