WASHINGTON COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) infection this year was identified in a Washington County resident over the age of 50 on Thursday. This person has been hospitalized with the infection but is recovering and being discharged home. So far this year, WNV activity in mosquitoes has been detected […]
Every newborn and infant under 8 months old should be given a “powerful” new drug to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this upcoming season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended Thursday (Aug. 3). The new drug isn’t a vaccine, but rather contains lab-made proteins that latch onto the virus and […]
The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) can spread the bacterial disease typhus to humans. (Image credit: NNehring via Getty Images) Typhus spread by infected fleas is on the rise in L.A. County. According to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published Friday (Aug. 4) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), L.A. County’s […]
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Diagnostic lab workers regularly deal with potentially hazardous samples. In just three months, two lab workers – in different labs and different cities – were hospitalised with typhoid caught from samples they handled. Experts have told The Post lab-related infections should be very rare, raising the question of whether the incidents […]
A man who contracted a flesh-eating bacterial infection in his right leg found that the infection had spread to his left one as well, a mere four days later. The 58-year-old man reported to the University Hospital Gregorio Marañon in Madrid, Spain, after experiencing pain and swelling in his right leg. He also had chest […]
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Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA: In May the FDA approved the first RSV [respiratory syncytial virus] vaccine for adults aged 60 years and older. Dr Bridgeman, we’re excited about this vaccine, but how do we anticipate vaccines will affect the rate of adult RSV infections that we have as the baseline? Mary Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, […]
If approved, a new way of administering the antibiotic doxycycline — called doxy-PEP — could help protect people who are at high risk of STIs. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The U.S. is currently facing a surge in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To address that rise, doctors have raised the possibility of prescribing some people an antibiotic […]
Recently, scientists reviewed the available literature to better understand vitamin D’s immunomodulatory and antiviral function. The study explores how vitamin D influences the pediatric respiratory system after acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI), such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This review […]
Dr. Swagata Tambe, MD, DNB, FCPS, DDV, Fellow of ISD, Switzerland and CODFI says, “Ear infections can afflict different parts of the ear, including the external, middle, and rarely, the inner ear. The root cause of these infections is often straightforward. As the rainy season approaches, the humidity levels rise, creating an ideal environment for […]