ect ious ▁disease ▁control ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁her ▁publications ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁here . ▁ ▁Research ▁focus ▁▁ ▁Baker ▁has ▁done ▁extensive ▁research ▁on ▁many ▁dise ases , ▁however ▁her ▁on going ▁research ▁revol ves ▁around ▁Cor on av ir uses ▁and ▁K aw as aki ▁disease ▁and ▁the ▁path ogen esis ▁of ▁each . ▁ ▁K aw as aki ▁D ise ase ▁causes ▁infl amm ation ▁of ▁ar ter ial ▁walls ▁throughout ▁the ▁body . ▁This ▁disease ▁also ▁affect s ▁skin , ▁m uc ous ▁memb ran es , ▁and ▁the ▁body ' s ▁l ym ph ▁nodes . ▁Baker ' s ▁lab ▁is ▁investig ating ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁vir al ▁caus ative ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁disease . ▁This ▁disease ▁mostly ▁affect s ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 . ▁C aus es ▁remain ▁unknown , ▁however ▁it ▁is ▁treat able ▁within ▁days ▁if ▁the ▁sympt oms ▁are ▁recognized ▁early ▁enough . ▁If ▁left ▁un tre ated , ▁it ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁serious ▁problems ▁for ▁the ▁heart . ▁ ▁Baker ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁coron av ir uses , ▁the ▁caus ative ▁agent ▁of ▁severe ▁ac ute ▁resp ir atory ▁synd rome . ▁These ▁are ▁vir uses ▁that ▁affect ▁mostly ▁the ▁upper ▁resp ir atory ▁and ▁G I ▁tract ▁of ▁humans ▁and ▁are ▁named ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁crown - like ▁appearance ▁under ▁the ▁electron ▁mic ros cope . ▁ ▁Currently ▁her ▁lab ▁is ▁using ▁a ▁mouse ▁model ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁function ▁and ▁in hib