About Cynthia Wallentine
With a BS from the University of Utah, I have a real interesting in the developing edge of science and the microbial world. On the writing side, I have worked in corporate, legal, media, and higher education settings. Science, photography, mythology – my interests and windows to the world.
Cynthia Wallentine's Latest Posts
Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
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Soil Microbes Are Key to Understanding Climate Change on (& in) The Ground
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New Map Shows Where Zika Mosquitoes Live in the US
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The Foods Most Likely to Sicken You in the US
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Newborns Contract Potentially Fatal Legionnaires' Disease from Birthing Tubs
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Some Treatments for 'Chronic Lyme' Are More Deadly Than the Disease Itself
News You Can Use:
Tick-Borne Infection Babesiosis —
Symptoms, Sources & Risk
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Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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Pesticides Used to Kill Zika Mosquitoes May Harm Babies Exposed Before Birth
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Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
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Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
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Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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Blood Test Can Predict Severe Dengue Complications, Saving Kids' Lives
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A Protein Found in Ticks Can Help Kill MRSA Infections
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Microbial Conversations Lead Trees Uphill to Escape Warming Climates
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Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
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Rocking 'Radiohead' Ant Farms Fungus for a Living — & It Might Help Fight Superbugs
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One Way Climate Change May Cut Animal Lives Short — Messing with Gut Microbes
News You Can Use:
Map Shows Where Dogs & Humans Are at High Risk of Lyme Disease This Summer
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Rare Superbug Found in More Than One-Third of Houston Methodist Patients
The Good Stuff:
Breastfeeding Delivers Beneficial Bacteria to Baby
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To Stop Local Measles Outbreaks, International Travelers Need to Get Vaccinated — But Only 47% Do
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Standard Testing Frequently Misses UTIs — But Now We Have a Better Way
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Antibiotics During Pregnancy Linked to Miscarriage
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Dogs Could Be Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Infections to Their Owners
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Bacteria-Killing Viruses Can Help Us Take Down Superbugs
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Bacteria Offer Low-Cost, High-Quality Help to Clean Drinking Water
How To:
Here's How to Compost if You Are an Apartment Dweller
Soil Science:
How Microbes Make Compost to Feed the Soil
How To:
Tips & Tactics to Create Your Own Compost Pile
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How a Vaccine Could Protect Florida's Orange Trees
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Living Bacteria in Clothing Could Detect When You Come in Contact with Pathogens or Dangerous Chemicals
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New Zika Test Could Speed Results & Boost Prevention at Dramatically Lower Cost
Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
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Bats & Viruses — Friend or Foe?
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Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
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Soil Microbes Are Key to Understanding Climate Change on (& in) The Ground
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News:
New Map Shows Where Zika Mosquitoes Live in the US
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The Foods Most Likely to Sicken You in the US
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Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Newborns Contract Potentially Fatal Legionnaires' Disease from Birthing Tubs
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Some Treatments for 'Chronic Lyme' Are More Deadly Than the Disease Itself
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News You Can Use:
Tick-Borne Infection Babesiosis —
Symptoms, Sources & Risk
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Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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News:
Pesticides Used to Kill Zika Mosquitoes May Harm Babies Exposed Before Birth
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News:
Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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News:
Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
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News:
Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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News:
Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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News:
Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
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News:
Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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News:
Blood Test Can Predict Severe Dengue Complications, Saving Kids' Lives
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News:
A Protein Found in Ticks Can Help Kill MRSA Infections
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Tick-Borne Terror:
Anaplasmosis — Symptoms, Sources & Risks
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News:
Bats & Viruses — Friend or Foe?
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News:
Most Pools Contain Dangerous Fecal Bacteria — Here's How to Stay Safe
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How To:
Tips & Tactics to Create Your Own Compost Pile
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An Early Spring & Skyrocketing Mouse Population Converge for a Risky 2017 for Lyme Disease
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How to Know if You Have West Nile Virus
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New Research Shows How Flesh-Eating Leishmania Parasites Hide in Our Bodies to Fight Future Infections
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Potentially Serious Flea-Spread Disease Expanding Its Territory in Texas
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Despite Effective Vaccine, Measles Still Threaten Worldwide
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Heart-Damaging 'Kissing Bug' Parasite Infects Thousands a Year in the US — & You May Not Know Until It's Too Late
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Coffee Isn't the Only Thing Brewing in Your Nespresso—Extremophiles Could Be Living in Your Drip Tray
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How El Niño—& Climate Change—Kill People with Virus Epidemics
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Blood Test Can Predict Severe Dengue Complications, Saving Kids' Lives
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News:
Bacteria-Killing Viruses Can Help Us Take Down Superbugs
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News:
The Foods Most Likely to Sicken You in the US
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News:
New Map Shows Where Zika Mosquitoes Live in the US
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News:
Bed Bugs Are in a Lot of Hotel Rooms — Here's How to Spot Them
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News:
Newborns Contract Potentially Fatal Legionnaires' Disease from Birthing Tubs
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News:
Some Treatments for 'Chronic Lyme' Are More Deadly Than the Disease Itself
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News:
Watch Out Amateur Mushroom Hunters — Death Caps Are Nothing to Mess With
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Powassan Virus:
New Test Reveals Rare Tick-Borne Disease More Dangerous Than Lyme
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News:
Lone Star Tick Arrives in Northeast with a Deadly, Underreported Infection
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Finally! A Way Homeowners Can Control Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
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News:
Soil Microbes Are Key to Understanding Climate Change on (& in) The Ground
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News:
Stop Using Citronella Candles — They Don't Work
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News You Can Use:
Map Shows Where Dogs & Humans Are at High Risk of Lyme Disease This Summer
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News:
Another Good Reason to Keep Your Cat Indoors — Tick Bites Can Kill
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News:
Have a Dog? Be Careful of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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News:
Organic or Not, Your Produce Is Loaded with Bacteria, Inside & Out
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News:
Pesticides Used to Kill Zika Mosquitoes May Harm Babies Exposed Before Birth
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News:
Don't Believe That Whole Wheat Is Healthier — Your Gut Bacteria May Think Differently
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Use This Type of Repellent to Avoid Mosquitoes—& Zika
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Syphilis Has Returned with New Drug Resistance
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Rare Superbug Found in More Than One-Third of Houston Methodist Patients
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Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to All of Our Insecticides—This Fungus Might Help
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Frustrated by Acne? New Research Shows Skin Microbiome Makes a Difference
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Avoid Unnecessary Childhood Surgery by Considering Antibiotics First for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
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3 Reasons to Be Worried About the Coming Flu Season
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Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi ... All the Words You Need to Know to Understand Microbes
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Here's How Bacteria Causes Acne & Pimples
