The most widely used method for ransomware delivery in 2022 was via URL or web browsing (75.5%), Palo Alto Networks researchers have found. In 2021, it was email attachments (i.e., delivery via SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols), but in 2022 that particular delivery channel was used only in 12% of attempts. Ransomware delivery vectors in […]
A resident of Oakland County and another from Macomb County have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. They have the first confirmed human cases of mosquito-borne disease in Michigan in 2023, state health officials said. They may also be the first in the U.S. to contract the virus this year. The U.S. Centers for […]
A swimmer has been killed by a rare brain-eating amoeba, which is believed to have infected them while they bathed in a US lake. The person, who has not been identified, but hailed from the state of Georgia, died after exposure to the Naegleria fowleri organism which caused the infection. Georgia’s Department of Public Health […]
Much of the advice about urinary tract infections isn’t rooted in science. Here are four misunderstood facts about this very common affliction. Over half of women in the United States will get a urinary tract infection in their lifetime. (This is compared to an estimated 14 percent of men.) Despite being common, it is often […]
The best part of summer? Cooling off in the water. Whether it’s a pool, lake, or ocean, (or a childhood favorite: running around in the sprinklers) many of us are searching for ways to cool off while still soaking up the summer sun. But these summer activities can sometimes come at a mildly irritating cost: […]
Madonna said she feels “lucky” to be alive and grateful to her loved ones for supporting her after the “Queen of Pop” was hospitalized due to a bacterial infection that forced her to postpone the launch of an international tour. “Love from family and friends is the best Medicine,” Madonna, 64, wrote in an Instagram […]
A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after they were likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, officials said. The resident, who has not yet been identified, died after being exposed to Naegleria fowleri, which can cause a rare infection that “destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and usually […]
As Americans find ways to cope with an unusually sweltering summer, many of them have taken to bodies of water to cool off. But at least two people who ventured to freshwater swimming holes this summer have died after contracting an amoeba that devours brain tissue. A man died after he was infected by the […]
You figure that anything with the nickname brain-eating is not going to be good. That certainly applies to Naegleria fowleri, which has been dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba.” And this month two people have died from the extensive brain damage caused by this single-celled microorganism. Earlier this month, a two-year-old child died after visiting Ash Springs […]
ISTANBUL In order to prevent any epidemics, a research study by a group of infectious diseases and public health experts has cautioned that the fight against mosquitoes in the earthquake-affected areas should be carried out extremely thoroughly, especially in high-risk areas for malaria, such as Adana and Mersin provinces. The article about the study drawing […]