Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

: Name: David Dial; Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

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Monday, August 25, 2025

Toilet Seats and Disease

Sofia Quaglia answers whether toilets are significant in spreading disease.

-DD

Labels: Infection, Toilets

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Development of the Human Microbiome

Saima Sidik writes about how human interactions share bacteria and other organisms, and how this sharing changes the human microbiome over time.

-DD

Labels: Infection, Microbiome

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Feed a Fever?

Mark Fischetti reviews the best diets for fevers and colds .

-DD

Labels: Fever, Infection

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Infectious Insanity

Andrew Curry reports that certain forms of insanity result from strep infection. Curry cites the case of Isak McCune, who after what seemed to be a cold began outbursts of fear and anger, only to be cured by azithromycin.

-DD

Labels: Infection, Insanity, PANDAS, Strep