Health officials said three Ada County residents became sick due to drinking raw milk from Provider Farms in Mountain Home. BOISE, Idaho — Central District Health (CDH) announced an investigation Tuesday after Ada County residents became sick due to what they believe was drinking raw milk. According to CDH, since Sept. 30, three people became […]
Key Takeaways For most children and adults, the first signs of RSV are nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore throat. RSV infections can last anywhere from five to 10 days from when symptoms start, but days four and five tend to be the worst symptom-wise. If you have RSV, experts recommend wearing a mask, washing […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – UK HealthCare says several cases of the fungus Candida auris have been reported at UK Chandler Hospital. We’re told the five cases are isolated to one floor of the hospital. According to UK HealthCare, all of the cases have the fungus on their skin, but it is not causing an active […]
States are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness. Congenital syphilis, which occurs when a pregnant mother infected with the sexually transmitted infection syphilis passes it on to her fetus, disproportionately affects Black and […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — UK officials have confirmed the presence of a drug-resistant fungal disease in UK Chandler Hospital. UK officials report five cases of patients with the fungus Candida auris. The patients are isolated to one floor at UK Chandler Hospital. A statement issued by UK said in part: “Currently, all cases have […]
Dr. Jency Daniel will see patients with various types of infections. Jency Daniel, MD, has joined the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, a member of the Albany Med Health System, and has been appointed assistant professor at Albany Medical College. Dr. Daniel will […]
Creating a journal watch for an infection prevention division would be a valuable resource that keeps professionals informed, promotes evidence-based practices, and contributes to ongoing education and quality improvement efforts in the field of infection prevention. In addition, the watch may be published to benefit learners from various health care disciplines, promoting interdisciplinary engagement with […]
The skin is the human body’s largest organ. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Although they were not recognized as agents of disease until the late 19th century, the detrimental effects of bacterial infections have been known to humans for thousands of years. Some have even become mythical—for example, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), flesh wounds that […]
In Montgomery County, a highly infectious disease is on the rise. It’s Pertussis — more commonly called ‘whooping cough’. Most people are vaccinated against this highly contagious bacteria when they’re children before they enter school. But since August, 30 people in Dayton and across Montgomery County, Ohio, have been diagnosed with the upper respiratory condition, […]
One in 20 people still have Covid-19 symptoms a year after infection, according to the largest UK study looking at the “lasting impacts” of the virus. The analysis by Imperial College London involved 276,000 members of the public who were regularly tested for the coronavirus during the pandemic as part of the React surveillance study. […]