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Carolyn Olivares

On the editorial science team at Biology Insights, Carolyn Olivares is a staff writer covering infectious disease and microbiology. She previously worked in academic research laboratories while completing her master’s degree in microbiology, following an undergraduate degree in biology.

Vibrio Infection: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
HTLV-1 and HTLV-2: Transmission, Symptoms, and Treatment
Rickettsial Infections: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Hepatitis B Risk Factors: Who Is at Higher Risk?
Can You Get HIV From Sharing Utensils?
Is There a Scarlet Fever Vaccine? Why One Doesn’t Exist
Can You Get HIV if You Touch Blood?
Clostridium sordellii: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What Is Schistosoma Haematobium and What Does It Cause?
Can You Get HIV From a Toothbrush?
Human Herpesvirus 7: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
MRSA Vaccine: Why Isn’t One Available Yet?
Fungal Disease: Types, Causes, and Treatment
CMV Reactivation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Is Varicella a Virus? How VZV Causes Chickenpox
Diphtheria: History, Biology, and Treatment Advances
Syphilis: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Public Health
RSV: Structure, Immune Response, and Diagnostic Techniques
Cryptococcus neoformans: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Is There a Vaccine for Syphilis? The Current Status
Pox Viruses: Characteristics, Diseases, and Transmission
Rickettsial Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
A Hepatitis Cure: Which Types Are Curable?
Can Blood Type O Positive Get HIV?
Is Rabies a Prion Disease? The Real Difference
The History and Evolution of Scarlet Fever
Is H. Pylori Deadly? When to Be Concerned
What Is in the RSV Vaccine: Proteins, Adjuvants, and mRNA
Is H. Pylori Common? Prevalence, Spread & Detection
How Did HIV Transfer From Chimpanzees to Humans?