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FINAL DIAGNOSIS Histoplasma tenosynovitis HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 40-year-old man with medical history of long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by lupus nephritis proven by biopsy result presented with a 2-week history of right hand and arm edema, erythema, and tenderness. At that time, it was determined these signs and symptoms were likely due to […]
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Lorie Fleck, MD, FACS, joined WKRG on The Doctor is In to discuss recurring urinary tract infections. Dr. Fleck answered the following questions in the video above: What are urinary tract infections? Are they primarily diagnosed in women? What factors increase the risk of urinary tract infections? What can we do […]
There’s rising resistance to antibiotics among bacteria that cause dangerous infections in children and babies. (Image credit: Annice Lyn / Stringer via Getty Images) Drugs used to treat serious bacterial infections in children and newborns may be losing their effectiveness in many countries due to “alarmingly high” rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a new study […]
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Friday, November 3, 2023 3:45PM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A new ordinance on infectious disease labs will go into effect this weekend in the City of Fresno. The council passed the ordinance last month, with it to begin 30 days after approval. This comes following the discovery of an illegal lab in Reedley, which had […]
As one digestive disease declines in Palm Beach County, another is spiking, sewage testing shows. Rotavirus, a diarrhea-causing pathogen that mostly infects children, is skyrocketing in north county wastewater as the stomach-flu causing norovirus slowly recedes, the latest data from the Jupiter-area Loxahatchee River District show. Concentrations of a respiratory contagion, adenovirus, are also on […]
Image: Gerhard Leber/imago images Do you get shingles if you had chickenpox? You can develop shingles years after chickenpox. Rapid treatment is important to avoid serious complications. A vaccination is also available. So who should get vaccinated? Image: DW How do you get hepatitis? Hepatitis damages the liver. It can lead to liver cirrhosis and […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Advisors to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expected to approve new draft guidelines for hospital infection control this week, the first update since 2007. But healthcare workers worry whether the guidelines, which suggest that surgical masks are as good as N-95 masks at preventing […]
11/03/2023November 3, 2023 How dangerous are shingles or eye infections? Why are fungal infections on the rise? What vaccinations do you need? How can we boost our immune system? An issue about pathogens and how we can protect ourselves from them. https://p.dw.com/p/4YKVP Advertisement Send us your feedback