by Robin Foster In the highest tally ever recorded for tuberculosis cases, the World Health Organization report that over 8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the lung disease last year. Of that number, 1.25 million people died of TB, the new report found, meaning that it is once again the leading cause of deaths from infectious...
Category: <span>Infectious Diseases</span>
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In a warming world, knowing more about mosquito-borne illnesses can protect the public
The percentage of the U.S. population that says it takes various precautions against getting mosquito bites. Data shows findings in September 2024 as compared with July 2016, during the Zika outbreak. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center The hospitalization last summer of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,...
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Six Tips on Coronavirus Testing for Doctors and Patients
In Germany, the activity of acute respiratory diseases is at a higher level than usual for this time of year because of rhinoviruses and SARS-CoV-2, according to the Robert Koch Institute, Germany. If a patient has a fever and cough and feels exhausted, it could be COVID-19. What significance do rapid tests have? And when should...
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This season’s flu vaccine cuts risk of hospitalization by almost 35%, finds report
The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu, according to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Man Bitten by Stray Cat Contracts Infection Unknown to Science
HEALTH 07 August 2023 By CARLY CASSELLA (Inna Kandybka/Getty Images) The bite of a fluffy cat on the street can be more dangerous than you might think. In the United Kingdom, a 48-year-old who was bit by a stray feline ended up contracting a species of bacterium that scientists have never seen before. His immune...
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