by admin | May 30, 2023 | Viruses
Originally Published by Yahoo!News Cases of another type of respiratory virus spiked this spring, just as COVID-19 and RSV rates were finally falling in the US. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19.6% of antigen tests and nearly 11% of PCR...
by admin | May 23, 2023 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by YahooNews A common and sometimes dangerous respiratory germ might also raise the risk of asthma if encountered early in life, new research this month suggests. The study found that children were more likely to develop asthma if they caught a...
by admin | May 15, 2023 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by NBC News Strep infections have persisted at high levels so far this spring, even compared to pre-pandemic years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said unpublished data from its national surveillance program show that emergency...
by admin | May 8, 2023 | Gyms
Originally Published by News 18 What if you were told that the equipment you use at your favorite gym has more bacteria than a toilet seat! Gyms are a great place to exercise and keep fit, but they are also places for bacteria and fungi to thrive and spread. In a...
by admin | May 1, 2023 | Bacteria
Originally Published by Fortune Well Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of store-bought meat samples tested in one Spanish city in 2020, according to data that will be presented this weekend at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious...
by admin | Apr 24, 2023 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Forbes On the surface of things, these findings make sense. A new study just published in The Lancet Microbe showed that detecting the Covid-19 coronavirus on people’s hands and on frequently-touched household surfaces was associated with...
by admin | Apr 19, 2023 | Antibiotics
Originally Published by Pew Trusts Cases of a dangerous, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of shigella—an easily transmissible bacteria that results in serious, potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal infections—are on the rise in the United States,...
by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by CleanLink Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea — and after a fallow period during the pandemic, it’s back and impacting the U.S. this winter. There are normally around 2,500 reported norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. each year,...
by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | Viruses
Originally Published by NBC News An onslaught of common childhood viruses may have been behind the mysterious outbreak of cases of severe liver damage in children that began popping up in late 2021, as lockdowns were relaxed and schools reopened. Severe acute...
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by WPSD Local 6 If you have children in grade school, you know firsthand that germs are everywhere. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a spike in strep throat cases nationwide. In the past five years, the CDC...
