COVID Pandemic Slowed Progress Against Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID pandemic has eaten into the progress made against drug-resistant infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported that hospital-related infections and deaths grew by 15% during the pandemic’s first year, 2019 to 2020. The increase owes to […]
WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Have Jumped 77% in One Week
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) More than 6,000 monkeypox cases in 59 countries have surfaced since the outbreak began in May, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday. The United Nation’s health agency reported a 77% rise in cases on Thursday, with cases in nine additional countries. So far, the cases […]
Bumble Bee Clams Recalled Due to PFAS Chemical
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The voluntary recall, announced July 6, comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found detectable PFAS levels in samples of the product. […]
Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?
It takes a lot of time — and money — to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians have to transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail. But researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool that could automate the process and eventually allow it to move online. Their machine […]
How Long Is Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Contagious For?
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Symptoms & Signs HFMD is most commonly an illness of the spring and fall seasons. Initial symptoms of mild fever (101 F-102 F) and malaise are followed within one or two days by a characteristic rash. Small (2 mm-3 mm) red spots that quickly develop into small blisters (vesicles) […]
Serious Illnesses From Daily Harvest Lentil Crumbles, FDA Investigates – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating. And an Oklahoma woman has sued the company, blaming one […]
Recent Monkeypox Symptoms Differ From Those of Prior Outbreaks
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The symptoms of patients with monkeypox in the United Kingdom differ from those in previous outbreaks of the virus, a new study shows. It said there have been fewer reports of fever and tiredness while reports of skin lesions in the genital and anal […]
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based Big Olaf Creamery. One person has died in the outbreak involving 10 states, while 22 have been hospitalized. The agency said that health officials interviewed 17 […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]
Mystery Listeria Outbreak in 10 States, 1 Death, 22 Hospitalized – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbreak remains a mystery, nearly all of the patients either […]