Category Archives: Infection
Sep
Doctors warned that any open wound posed a risk of infection with Vibrio Anyone unlucky enough to get cut by glass, stand on a nail should also seek help READ MORE: Two people in Connecticut die from bacteria in raw oysters By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 07:17 EDT, 2 September 2023
Sep
ByDeutsche Welle | Posted by Parmita Uniyal Sep 02, 2023 02:41 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Meningococcus is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide. And as the recent outbreak in the United States shows, it can be life-threatening. In the US state of Virginia, health authorities have registered a “statewide meningococcal outbreak.” […]
A late-summer uptick in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths has some schools, hospitals and other businesses scrambling to keep illness from spreading. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 18.8% increase in hospitalizations due to COVID between Aug. 13 and Aug. 19, marking the sixth straight week of increased hospitalizations; and a 17.6% […]
Sep
Key indicators are forecasting Canadians may be on the brink of entering a fall COVID-19 wave. The past month has seen an increase in positive test cases, a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and rising virus levels in wastewater across the country. The highly mutated new variant BA.2.86 was also detected in Canada for the first time on Tuesday. Ottawa’s medical officer of health Vera […]
Health Care, Infection, Medical Care
Dole Is Recalling Blueberries After Potential Cyclospora Contamination—Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Sep
Cyclospora is a parasite that can lead to cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection that causes watery diarrhea. Dole has initiated a product recall affecting specific batches of blueberries due to the possible presence of Cyclospora contamination. Cyclospora, a parasitic microorganism, has the potential to induce cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection in individuals. This action was communicated through […]
Sep
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued a national alert warning health-care professionals to watch out for infections of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that has killed at least 13 people on the eastern seaboard this year. Although infections from the bacteria have been mostly reported in the Gulf Coast, infections […]
Sep
A Salmonella outbreak in a Welsh city has been declared over after sickening more than 30 people. A total of 33 confirmed and one probable case were linked to a pub in Wrexham. Despite an investigation and testing, the precise source or route of transmission in the Salmonella Infantis outbreak was not identified. In late […]
Sep
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Sep
AUSTIN, Texas — Public health officials say a person in Travis County, Texas got sick and has died after they developed an illness caused by an amebic meningitis infection. >> Read more trending news Austin Public Health reported that a person got sick after swimming in Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in August. “Although these infections […]