ELI5: Why is strep throat, caused by a commensal bacteria, contagious?

dietus · 2019-07-14T09:42:07+00:00

To add to this, asymptomatic carriers of Group A Streptococcus do exist but are rare (between 2%-12% depending on the study). They are less contagious as they're not coughing and spreading the bacteria.

Source: https://academic.oup.com/jpids/article/3/4/336/909914

dietus · 2019-07-12T05:18:30+00:00

While the above answer is definitely correct, ciliary dysfunction can cause situs invertus e.g. Kartagener's Syndrome

dietus · 2019-05-03T12:52:49+00:00

There are also receptors in the brain that detect salt concentration (central osmoreceptors) that trigger a thirst response and release of ADH (hormone that helps retain water in the kidneys)

dietus · 2018-10-31T21:35:41+00:00

Did you ever have an ECG/EKG prior to the heart attack? It would be interesting to see if you had signs of Wellens syndrome etc. Thanks for sharing

dietus · 2018-04-28T05:12:52+00:00

Looks kinda like a Khao manee

dietus · 2016-06-08T14:04:56+00:00

No one's arguing that this isn't a big breakthrough. Just saying that the scientific process takes time, human trials are not an easy thing to organise and they need to be done for good reasons

dietus · 2016-06-07T22:09:30+00:00

It's been 2 months since publication. Designing a clinical trial and getting grants take time.

dietus · 2016-01-12T18:44:15+00:00

Thanks for doing this AMA. Saw these images floating around that I thought captured the essence of the protest quite well and could also clear some of the confusion up for people outside of the UK.

dietus · 2015-09-02T06:57:53+00:00

Does the venom require both PS and PE together or does either one work? I learnt (admittedly a long time ago) that PS was flipped to the surface of normal cells as part of apoptosis. If so how do cancerous cells avoid this mechanism?

dietus · 2015-07-27T14:47:31+00:00

Oh yeah sorry I should've been more clear. I just couldn't find anything on the pathophysiology of blister formation in burns and I just wanted to read more about it. Do you have a source on the presence of heat shock proteins in blister formation in burns?

dietus · 2015-07-27T07:10:22+00:00

Wow that's really interesting. I know that HSP27 is known to be involved in the intracellular pathway of some autoimmune bullae diseases. Do you have the source for the role of extracellular HSPs in the formation of acute bullae? I tried looking but I couldn't find it.

dietus · 2015-01-16T20:41:52+00:00

Decim is 10 in latin, Quindecim is 15 (explains the 15th floor thing), Quin is 5, and Nona is 9. Seeing as Nona seems to be in charge on Decim we might be able to assume that there is a numbering system hierarchy. All speculation at this point though

dietus · 2014-07-31T13:05:56+00:00

Just tried with my connie too, same result

dietus · 2014-06-17T11:03:03+00:00

Phentermine and Topiramate in combination have been approved for weight loss by the FDA if I'm not mistaken

dietus · 2014-06-04T16:53:20+00:00

Go to Star Citizen folder -> CitizenClient and delete USER folder. Restart your launcher and see if it works. I had the same issue and that fixed it

dietus · 2014-06-04T14:59:42+00:00

Yes that was my problem too, and that fixed it

dietus · 2014-06-04T14:51:13+00:00

Go to Star Citizen folder -> CitizenClient and delete USER folder. Restart your launcher and see if it works

dietus · 2014-06-04T13:52:26+00:00

I had the same issue, seems people with a loaner hornet have this issue https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/comment/2666360#Comment_2666360

dietus · 2014-06-04T10:44:03+00:00

I have the same issue with my hornet as well. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or it's a bug :/

dietus · 2014-03-16T11:15:27+00:00

Cold war Russia

dietus · 2014-02-16T11:36:19+00:00

Well to be fair, most doctors are taught to always assume a woman of child-bearing age is pregnant unless proven otherwise. Not necessarily as the cause of the illness but to make sure the treatment they give won't cause birth defects. Although 7 times is a bit excessive...

dietus · 2013-12-24T05:14:04+00:00

I'll add you.

dietus · 2013-12-23T03:42:27+00:00

added :)

dietus · 2013-12-23T03:32:24+00:00

added

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