Category Archives: Infection

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital. The products, which supplement regular feeding and contain live organisms such as bacteria or yeast, can lead to invasive, potentially fatal infections or […]

Britain has experienced an “unprecedented” increase in people infected with a parasite which causes diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever, a study has found. Health officials are unclear what has caused an increase in the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis – a parasite infection of animals, which can be passed to humans. It is a fairly common disease […]

The Food and Drug Administration earlier this week reported a widespread outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that sickened 73 people in 22 states, resulting in 15 hospitalizations. The cases have been linked to tainted bagged diced onions and celery made by the California company Gills Onions. Salmonella is the most frequently reported cause of foodborne […]

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One of China’s foremost virus experts died on Friday, Beijing’s top disease-control body said, after he helped shepherd the country through a hardline zero-Covid policy and its ultimately chaotic end. Wu Zunyou was a leading expert at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the China CDC, who regularly appeared in public […]

A new page on the CDC website is headlined Chronic Symptoms Following Infections. It goes on to say: “Infections can sometimes leave people with symptoms that last for weeks to months or longer, even after appropriate treatment.” (I quibble with their use of “appropriate.” But I’ll leave that alone for now.) Look what the CDC […]

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – A different blood sucking insect the size of a flea could be the cause of a skin infection epidemic in Texas. Sand flies, specifically females, bite, and suck the blood of their host to help develop their eggs. In the process they can transfer a parasite called Leishmaniasis to the host. […]

Sixteen countries, including the United States, have reported Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to chicken meat that has affected more than 300 people. Chicken and chicken meat products such as kebabs are the likely source of the multi-country outbreak caused by three types of Salmonella Enteritidis, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and […]