Category Archives: Infection
Nov
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2023, 09:42 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area […]
Nov
Dr Mattias Larsson. Photo courtesy of Family Medical Pratice Dr Mattias Larsson* Phương is an 8-year-old usually vibrant and active girl that likes to play with friends, she is good at sports like football and achieves well in school. However, she had been increasingly sick the last seven months. Her parents took her to many doctors […]
Nov
Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after COVID-19 first emerged in the country. However Chinese health authorities have said the rising infections are a mix of already known viruses and are linked to the country’s first full cold […]
Nov
Covid-19 booster vaccines are essential to help stem the tide of a fifth wave of the virus sweeping the country, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. In the seven days to November 19, 7881 new cases were reported, up by almost 2000 on the previous week. Baker told Morning Report uptake of boosters had slowed, and people […]
Nov
One day, Choco was an excitable, vibrant five-year-old dog, and the next he was barely moving at the vet clinic. “He was feverish. He was shivering. He was lethargic,” said Natasha Richards, Choco’s owner. “He threw up 10 times within 24-hours , uncontrollably. It was the worst thing. I couldn’t do anything for him. I […]
The surge had initially raised concerns that it may be a covid-like novel pathogen. Other news is on low flu vaccine rates among Florida kids. Stat: WHO: Fears About Respiratory Infections In China Appear Overblown Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children triggered flashbacks of the start […]
Infection
Characteristics of hematological parameters on admission in COVID-19 Omicron variant infected in Chinese population: a large-scale retrospective study
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Zhou P, Yang XL, Wang XG, Hu B, Zhang L, Zhang W, Si HR, Zhu Y, Li B, Huang CL, et al. A Pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin. Nature. 2020;579(7798):270–3. CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Khan M, Adil SF, Alkhathlan HZ, Tahir MN, Saif S, Khan M, Khan […]
Abstract Toxoplasma (T.) gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite with a worldwide distribution. Congenital infection can lead to severe pathological alterations in the brain. To examine the effects of toxoplasmosis in the fetal brain, pregnant guinea pigs are infected with T. gondii oocysts on gestation day 23 and dissected 10, 17 and 25 days afterwards. […]
Scientists have uncovered a cunning strategy that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, uses to increase its infectivity. The team at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland focused on the virus’s notorious spike protein, which allows it to enter and infect human cells. Upon infecting a host, SARS-CoV-2 manipulates its cellular machinery to […]