ANI | Jul 26, 2023 09:37 AM IST Share Via Copy Link One of the private eye care hospital has from Delhi had reported 1032 cases of Conjunctivitis in Delhi NCR and 1521 cases pan India. Amid the incessant rainfall that lashed the national capital and other areas for past few weeks, there have been […]
NEW YORK – Before the COVID-19 pandemic, ordinary citizens were basically clueless about the meaning of terms like PCR and rapid antigen testing. Instead, it was left to laboratorians and caregivers to decide what kinds of tests would best serve patients who came down with an illness. But after three years of having swabs stuck […]
Fungal infections are lesions caused by fungi in the blood or tissues. They are especially fatal to patients with hematologic diseases and cancers and are immunocompromised by intense chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The mortality rate of invasive fungal infections is about 50% in patients with hematologic malignancies and up to 87 percent in […]
Toilet seats are haven for germs. The common germs found on toilet seats are bacteria, influenza, streptococcus, E.coli, hepatitis, staphylococcus, salmonella, shigella and norovirus. As per several health reports, each square inch of a toilet seat carries more than 50 bacteria. Read this article to find out the common infection you can get from a […]
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New York, July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Infection Control Supplies Global Market Report 2023” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06480051/?utm_source=GNW , Certol International LLC, Schülke & Mayr GmbH, CareNow Medical Pvt Ltd., and Henry Schein Inc. The global infection control supplies market is expected to grow from $42.83 billion in 2022 […]
The FDA has approved a first-of-its-kind shot that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, which are the leading cause of infant hospitalizations in the US. The virus: RSV is an incredibly common seasonal virus. Most people recover after about a week of feeling like they have a bad cold or the flu. However, […]
A parasitic infection linked to imported produce is popping up in Wisconsin again this summer. There have been 40 cases of cyclosporiasis reported to the state Department of Health Services since June 1. The intestinal illness is caused by a parasite that comes from people ingesting food or water contaminated with feces. The parasite is […]
CDC (Adobe Stock, unknown) As the White House maintains strict COVID-19 testing protocols for access to President Joseph Biden, protocols which recently detected SARS-CoV-2 in a member of the Israeli delegation, the CDC appears to be on the verge of relaxing infection disease strategies. During the CDC’s June 2023 Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee […]
Summary: In an unexpected twist, researchers found that muscle loss, a form of ‘wasting’ during infections, could be beneficial. Their study revealed that during T. brucei infection in mice, fat loss initiated by CD4+ T cells had no impact on survival or fighting the parasite. However, muscle wasting induced by CD8+ T cells surprisingly enhanced […]