For much of the cybersecurity industry, malware spread via USB drives represents the quaint hacker threat of the past decade—or the one before that. But a group of China-backed spies appears to have figured out that global organizations with staff in developing countries still keep one foot in the technological past, where thumb drives are […]
ByYagya Sharma Sep 19, 2023 07:21 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Three people in the UK have contracted a bacterial infection known as Brucella canis, which is commonly found in dogs. Three people in the UK have till now contracted a bacterial infection, which is commonly confined to dogs, known as Brucella canis. The […]
By John Ely Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 09:18 EDT, 19 September 2023 | Updated: 10:05 EDT, 19 September 2023
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email A 40-year-old woman in California recently developed a bacterial infection and had to have all of her limbs amputated after cooking fish she reportedly bought from a San Jose market. The type […]
As cases creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it’s important to get a better understanding of its incidence across the country. Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is an infection caused by the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis, which is carried by coyotes, dogs and foxes. The tapeworm common in Europe was […]
Hospital-diagnosed infections have previously been associated with dementia, but there is a lack of association between autoimmune diseases and dementia, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The authors said that this could potentially indicate infection-specific processes in developing dementia rather than systemic inflammation. Image credit: Marharyta – stock.adobe.com Infections were associated with […]
The following is a summary of “Surgical site infections during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective, multicenter analysis,” published in the June 2023 issue of Infection Control by Smith et al. Infections at the surgical site (SSIs) are undesirable perioperative complications. Recent studies have demonstrated an increase in hospital-acquired infections during the pandemic of coronavirus disease […]
A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world’s gains against deadly childhood infections like measles. Dr. Peter Hotez, author of the new book The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning, says the movement is well organized, well financed […]
El Gedaref in eastern Sudan is witnessing an increase in dengue fever infections, with 70 confirmed cases and two deaths reported last week alone. The El Gedaref state government announced the start of a house-to-house campaign to combat the spread of the infection. Health sources told Radio Dabanga that dengue fever* cases are spreading in […]
San Jose woman has all four limbs amputated after contracting rare bacteria infection A woman in San Jose is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home. After becoming severely ill, the 40-year-old mother had to have all of her limbs amputated to save her life. After becoming severely ill, […]