Enlarge this image Chris Nickels for NPR In a Ukrainian hospital, wounded soldiers languish with stubborn bacterial infections. In Liberia, a young mother’s surgery wound refuses to heal after a C-section. Superbugs hiding in eyedrops imported from India cause multiple deaths and many more cases of blindness. Worldwide, the toll of drug-resistant infections has only […]
The bacteria eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels The Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a health advisory for rare and potentially deadly bacterial infections spreading rapidly across the United States. The flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has claimed the lives of a dozen of Americans. Notably, the bacteria, Vibrio […]
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick nursing homes that reported high COVID-19 infection rates lacked infection prevention and control practices, and were not properly inspected, says a report by the auditor general. Some nursing homes had fewer than the required number of staff, and the Department of Social Development wasn’t able to properly enforce the rules, Paul […]
An illustration of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria.Image: Giovanni Cancemi (Shutterstock) The record-breaking summer in the Northern Hemisphere this year might somehow be even more miserable than expected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now warning doctors and the public to watch out for life-threatening infections caused by “flesh-eating” waterborne bacteria. While still rare in […]
After many months of respite Covid infections are back on the rise in Israel. The Ministry of Health reports that 136 people tested positive yesterday compared with an average of 74 at the start of September. However, this number is likely the tip of the iceberg with many people with Covid-like symptoms not testing themselves […]
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Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like something out of a horror movie. But unfortunately, it’s a real thing. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning healthcare providers to be on the lookout for it. The CDC’s health alert, which was released late last week, urges doctors to watch for symptoms of vibrio vulnificus bacteria […]
ByVicky Pathare Sep 07, 2023 04:50 PM IST Share Via Copy Link A rapid decline in conjunctivitis cases has been observed in Pune district, with 96% of infected patients recovering. Daily positive cases have also declined. The outbreak was first reported on July 17 in Alandi and then spread district-wide. The Pune Municipal Corporation screened […]
Ella Balasa was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at eight months old. Throughout her life, she has been hospitalized multiple times for lung infections. She had to deal with bacterial infections caused by the pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas. She says that as the pathogens have colonized in her lungs, subsequent infections have become more difficult […]
She has been documenting her story on TikTok to raise awareness about sinus infections. A martial arts instructor in California had to have half her skull removed after an unchecked sinus infection spread to her brain. The shocking medical case happened in 2021, but her story is going viral again. Natasha Gunther, 26, who went through an […]