“The longer viruses can circulate in mammals, the higher the risk for mutations that can cause infections also in humans. Concerning mutations that make it easier for the virus to transmit to mammals have so far been detected in the viral genome isolated from animals at six farms. The mutations have been detected in minks, […]
When we don’t feel okay, we say we have been infected by pathogens. In simple terms, being infected leads to fever, sickness, cough, and sneezing and to feel better we take common medicines. Here’s where we all commit a grave mistake. We take medicines without knowing which kind of infection we have and by doing […]
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Sep 14, 2023 10:55 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Amid the rise of novel pathogens, emergence of drug-resistant strains and changing disease patterns, health experts suggest tips to implement proactive measures In an era where global health is an ever-evolving landscape, staying informed about emerging infectious diseases is paramount as […]
The patient count in Canada’s daycare center E. Coli outbreak now stands at 310 lab-confirmed cases and public health officials are doubling down on their determination that a central kitchen serving the centers was the source of the pathogen. Only 18 secondary infections — person-to-person infection rather than infection from the original source — have […]
Receive free Medical science updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Medical science news every morning. A generation or two ago, most people regarded all bacteria as harmful “germs” and would be horrified to know that vast numbers lived inside them. Today, after one of the biggest changes in […]
Receive free Antibiotic resistance updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Antibiotic resistance news every morning. Silvia Corcione had a nagging suspicion about a patient who kept on developing fevers, no matter what therapies her infectious-disease team administered. “We knew he was infected with Candida [a fungus], but we […]
Receive free Disease control and prevention updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Disease control and prevention news every morning. Coronavirus brought the global threat of infectious diseases into sharp focus, but the broader picture is a positive one. Communicable diseases, like malaria and tuberculosis, made up almost a […]
The risk of developing long COVID is significantly lower following an infection with the Omicron variant than after an infection with earlier coronavirus variants. This was the finding of a study by University Medicine Halle, which was published in the “International Journal of Infectious Diseases”. The analysis looked at information gathered from 11,000 people about […]
ByManjiri Chitre Sep 14, 2023 08:08 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Officials said that at least five people have died in Odisha, while nine people have succumbed to the infection in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla. Scrub Typhus, a highly infectious disease, has been causing unexpected deaths in some parts of India. Officials said that at […]
The parents of a 14-year-old boy in Tennessee made the difficult decision to amputate their son’s hands and feet in order to save his life, following a diagnosis of pneumonia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome that sent him into cardiac arrest. When Mathias Uribe began experiencing “flu-like symptoms” in June, his parents Edgar Uribe and […]