INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first two U.S. human infections with swine flu viruses in 2023. According to the CDC, infections were caused by two different types of flu viruses that normally spread among pigs, and they occurred in two people who attended different agricultural fairs in Michigan and […]
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Abstract Many drugs were recommended as antiviral agents for infection control and effective therapy to reduce the mortality rate for COVID-19 patients. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an antimalarial drug, has been controversially recommended for prophylactic use in many countries, including India, to control SARS-CoV-2 infections. We have explored the effect of prophylactic HCQ from the cells of […]
Long COVID can live up to its name. A new study shows that certain symptoms of the condition, such as brain fogginess, can still be experienced in people with long COVID two years after the original infection. A team from King’s College London and Imperial College London in the UK looked at the cognitive test […]
B.C. is seeing an increase in gastrointestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, says the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). “Cyclospora infection can occur due to eating contaminated, imported raw produce, especially leafy greens, fresh herbs and berries. Locally-grown produce is not known to carry Cyclospora,” the BCCDC said in a release. The province has […]
The resident, who is over 50, has been hospitalized but is “recovering and being discharged home,” according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A Washington County resident has Idaho’s first human case of West Nile virus this year. The resident, who is over […]
The BC Centre for Disease Control is urging residents to wash their fruits and veggies thoroughly, or cook them when possible, as the province experiences an outbreak of parasitic infections. As of July 31, 43 cases of Cyclospora infection were recorded in the province, nine of which were acquired without travelling outside of Canada or […]
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has some specificities that suggest infections evolve heterogeneous chest tomography (CT) features in children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with RSV, according to a review published in Children. RSV has been assessed as a common cause of morbidity in young children due to lower respiratory tract infections. Management of RSV has been […]
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is reminding the public to take precautions to prevent gastrointestinal illness after seeing a record number of infections caused by a parasite normally found in tropical and subtropical climates. The centre says it has seen 43 cases of Cyclospora infections in the province this year, the most ever recorded […]
Multiple cases of leprosy have been found in Florida with no traditional trace as to how a patient contracted the disease, suggesting to scientists that “leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern United States,” said a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, said […]