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The bacterial full stop

November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The bacterial full stop, viral question mark and parasitic comma should all give you reason to pause for breath, if not reflection. Read how the language of infection is punctuated here.

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Numero – number

January 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Zero

Infection is a numbers game, so it is suprising that clinical microbiology is a mainly qualitative science. Here are some thoughts on the problem of zero, the myth of one and how to get your ducks in a row.

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A bit of breadth to your language

May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

the adjectives that are used to describe specific infections

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Germ: verbs

April 16, 2010 By 3 Comments

Our identity is based on occupation. And what do you do? A question that can be applied to all microorganisms.

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Putting it all into action

April 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Tweet You wanted some action, didn’t you?  Well, here’s the next installment in our Language of Infection series, to follow Greetings and Nouns. Let us know what you think, and don’t be afraid to correct points of grammar – they matter.

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