Category Archives: Infection

Latest Line: A good week for homeless solutions, a bad week for outrunning COVID infections

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 9: Non profit volunteers from Sleeping Bags for the Homeless of Silicon Valleyat the parking lot of Santa Clara County Department of Child Support Services in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2021. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Santa Clara homeless A new study found modest financial efforts to […]

As infection cases rise in Delhi, doctors advise to maintain hygeine, avoid self medication

With the rising cases of monsoon-related infections coming to outpatient departments (OPDs) of hospitals in the national capital, doctors have advised people to maintain hygiene and opt for consultation before taking medication for illness. According to doctors, this year’s monsoon and subsequent floods in Delhi have caused sanitation issues, leading to a rise in seasonal […]

This Common Throat Infection Can Be Hard To Spot — Here’s What To Look Out For

“My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just a sore throat.” The pain, headache, fever, and aches associated with a sore throat can make you feel terrible. […]

Eris Covid variant sparks fears of rise in cases as UK sees infections spike

<img src="https://medicalguru.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/b82a3aff409f563e8d51290f8bea7263Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjc5NjYyNzcw-2.71485452-scaled.jpg" srcset="https://medicalguru.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/b82a3aff409f563e8d51290f8bea7263Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjc5NjYyNzcw-2.71485452-1.jpg 320w, https://medicalguru.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/b82a3aff409f563e8d51290f8bea7263Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjc5NjYyNzcw-2.71485452-2.jpg 640w" class="false i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined" alt=" More than one million people have been treated for Covid in England (Victoria Jones/PA) ” height=”2918.6666666666665″ width=”4378″ layout=”responsive” data-hero i-amphtml-ssr i-amphtml-layout=”responsive”> More than one million people have been treated for Covid in England (Victoria Jones/PA) Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive […]

Why tracking COVID reinfections has waned even as more people became sick

Millions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 states confirmed they are actively tracking them, according to an ABC News analysis. At least 18 states used to track infections but stopped once the public health emergency ended in May 2023. Public health experts said tracking reinfections is important for understanding […]

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus detected in Mansfield

Richland Public Health officials have been notified by the Ohio Department of Health that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Mansfield. “To be very clear, this is not a human infection case, but the first positive WNV mosquito samples in Richland County this year,” Joe Harrod, director of Environmental Health at […]

Conjunctivitis prevention: Top foods for eye health that can help prevent eye flu

ByParmita Uniyal, New Delhi Aug 06, 2023 02:12 PM IST Share Via Copy Link As the cases of conjunctivitis spike across the country, here are foods you must eat to support your eye health and prevent eye flu infection. The cases of conjunctivitis or eye flu are witnessing a massive uptick across the country from […]

India records 47 new Covid cases | India News

NEW DELHI: India recorded 47 new coronavirus infections in a day which took the number of active infections to 1,552, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has been recorded at 5,31,918, the data updated at 8 am showed.The country’s Covid case tally has been recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,95,980), […]

Last 2 Kuno cheetahs died of infection caused by insects in monsoon: Minister

By Press Trust of India: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has said there is no plan to relocate cheetahs from the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district. The government accepts the sensitivity of the (cheetah reintroduction) project and wants it to be a complete success, the minister for environment, forest and climate change […]