Category Archives: Infection
Oct
Abstract Antiviral signalling, which can be activated in host cells upon virus infection, restricts virus replication and communicates infection status to neighbouring cells. The antiviral response is heterogeneous, both quantitatively (efficiency of response activation) and qualitatively (transcribed antiviral gene set). To investigate the basis of this heterogeneity, we combined Virus Infection Real-time IMaging (VIRIM), a […]
Oct
Shark Tank winner Kevin Kiernan, 57, fighting for his life after donating kidney to his friend’s elderly mother and developing a raging infection while in hospital Kevin Kiernan, 57, donated his kidney in January to his college friend’s mother but weeks later his good deed turned into a nightmare after he became ill He developed […]
Infection
People who’ve had Covid at least 5 times describe how the illness changed with each reinfection
Oct
Nearly four years after Covid’s emergence, plenty of people have tested positive at least twice. But an unlucky group has been hit with reinfection after reinfection. “I’ve seen a few patients with five infections,” said Dr. Grace McComsey, vice dean for clinical and translational research at Case Western University. “Sadly, they were immunized and they […]
Concerned scientists have said that a new mutation of coronavirus is currently sweeping the UK, and could have some less-known, nasty symptoms. Hospital admissions are now on the rise, and with a cold winter in store, booster vaccines have now been brought forward, reports the Mirror. Scientists have now estimated that there are cases of […]
Worried scientists are claiming that a new strain of coronavirus could potentially make vaccines less effective. Hospital cases are once again on the rise, and with winter on the way, booster vaccines have been brought forward. It is now estimated that there are Pirola cases in most UK regions, after it was first detected in […]
Infection
Antibiotic doxycycline can be morning-after pill for high-risk patients after unprotected sex, CDC suggests
Oct
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed a new guideline this week for high-risk patients to take the antibiotic known as doxycycline as a morning-after pill to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Experts say health officials will likely endorse the guideline, which was published on Monday in the Federal Register. The […]
Worried scientists say a new strain of coronavirus sweeping Britain could have some unheard of and nasty symptoms which have sparked fears the population is unprepared. Hospital cases are again on the rise and with a colder El Niño winter expected to hammer down temperatures and also because of the new variant, booster vaccines have […]
Oct
Dr Thira Woratanarat, a preventive medicine specialist, said since the World Health Organisation (WHO) began monitoring mpox last year, Thailand has recorded as many as 461 cases as of October 1. He said the transmission rate in September had risen to approximately five per day, which further rose to six in the latter half of […]
Oct
Researchers have produced country-specific estimates of foodborne diseases in two African countries to raise awareness about the scale of the problem. The study assessed the economic cost in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia related to foodborne diseases caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella, Campylobacter, and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) in all foods, chicken meat, and tomatoes. Economic costs were the sum of willingness-to-pay […]