Historically, atypical pneumonia was a term used to describe an unusual presentation of
pneumonia. Currently, it is used to describe the multitude of symptoms juxtaposing the …

This comprehensive review outlines the impact of military-relevant respiratory infections,
with special attention to recruit training environments, influenza pandemics in 1918 to 1919 …

The Chlamydiaceae are widespread pathogens of both humans and animals. Chlamydia
trachomatis infection causes blinding trachoma and reproductive complications in humans …

Bacterial lipoproteins are an often-underappreciated class of microbe-associated molecular
patterns with potent immunomodulatory activity. We previously reported that vaccination of …

Introduction Professional sleep associations recommend 7–9 h of sleep per night for young
adults. Habitually sleeping less than 6 h per night has been shown to increase susceptibility …

Human adenoviruses (AdV) are mostly associated with minimal pathology. However, more
severe respiratory tract infections and acute respiratory diseases, most often caused by AdV …

Military personnel fighting in contemporary battlefields as well as those participating in
combat training are at risk of contracting respiratory infections. Epidemiological studies have …

As part of the international response to control the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the
Department of Defense has deployed military personnel to train Liberians to manage the …

Objective: We characterized the prevalence of self-reported environmental exposures,
concerns about exposures, and their relationships with somatic symptoms in Operation …

Objective To investigate the relationship between chronic infections detected in serum and
semen quality. The pathogen burden is a concept consisting in the observation that, in …