Lyme disease is a tickborne disease named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut. In 1975 that area experienced a small cluster of cases in both adults and children. It had been around for a number of years but not identified until then. Today, Lyme disease has grown into the largest vector-borne disease in the US. […]
More than 900 people have died this year from the mosquito-borne virus, whose spread has brought rural residents to already overwhelmed hospitals in the capital, Dhaka. A deadly outbreak of dengue fever in Bangladesh is the most severe in the country’s history, the authorities said, with fast-spreading infections from rural areas further straining the already […]
Colder temperatures are coming for Iowa, and with them, another unpredictable respiratory viral season. But this year, Iowans will have more tools to help reduce the risk of infections. Last year, clinics and hospitals across the state were inundated with sick patients from a “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses: COVID-19, influenza and RSV, or respiratory syncytial […]
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transmit viruses that are responsible for a significant global public health burden such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever. Now, researchers found that an Ae. aegypti protein, Argonaute 2, has a key role—via several biological mechanisms—in keeping mosquitoes healthy and active despite these infections. These findings could lead to better methods for reducing […]
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Free COVID-19 tests from the federal government are available for order starting Monday, as health officials continue to monitor the latest uptick in cases on Long Island and around the United States. Meanwhile, insurers say they are continuing to update their computer systems to address problems that some policyholders have had in trying to obtain […]
Linköping University Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a threat to human lives, and yet the development of new drugs to treat bacterial infections is slow. A group of proven drugs used in cancer treatment for decades could possibly be the solution. A new class of antibiotics is now being developed by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden. […]
Last year, 1,066 people were infected with HIV/AIDS, a 9.3 percent increase from the previous year. Five people were infected through the shared use of narcotics. Rep. Choi Young-hee of the People Power Party analyzed data on the status of AIDS infection in the last five years submitted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control […]
Qingqing Guo,Xueyi Zhang,Siqin Sun,Xiaojun Tang,Wei Shen,Jun Liang,Genhong Yao,Linyu Geng,Shuai Ding,Hongwei Chen,Hong Wang,Bingzhu Hua,Huayong Zhang,Dandan Wang,Xuebing Feng,Lingyun Sun,Ziyi Jin Qingqing Guo Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China. Xueyi Zhang Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, 321 Zhongshan Road, […]
This study was conducted to determine surgical site infection (SSI) rates and potential risk factors as well as to evaluate antibiotic prophylaxis in orthognathic surgery.This retrospective observational study included patients who received orthognathic surgery. SSIs and their management were assessed for up to one year post-operatively. The applied antibiotic regime and other possible influencing factors […]