Aumenta la lepra en Florida: una experta responde a sus preguntas
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una ola de casos de lepra en Florida ha llevado a las autoridades de salud pública a concluir que la bacteria que provoca la enfermedad quizá se encuentre naturalmente en ese estado. En el pasado, la ma…
Learn MoreTres muertes en el condado de Los Ángeles muestran que el tifus transmitido por pulgas está en aumento
VIERNES, 4 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En el condado de Los Ángeles están ocurriendo más casos de tifus transmitido por pulgas, y en 2022 se reportaron 171 casos y tres muertes, informaron el jueves las autoridades de salud. Anotaron que se …
Learn MoreLeprosy on the Rise in Florida
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had bee…
Learn More3 LA County Deaths Show Flea-Borne Typhus Is on the Rise
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths reported in 2022, health officials reported Thursday. That’s a big rise, they noted: Since 2010, when only 31 cases…
Learn MoreLeprosy on the Rise in Florida: An Expert Answers Your Questions
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had bee…
Learn MoreAsí pueden los AINE empeorar una infección de C. difficile
VIERNES, 21 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La aspirina, el naproxeno y otros analgésicos comunes conocidos como antinflamatorios no esteroides (AINE) empeoran las infecciones gastrointestinales provocadas por una bacteria llamada Clostridioides …
Learn MoreHow NSAIDs Can Make a C. Difficile Infection Worse
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin, naproxen and other common pain medications known as NSAIDs worsen gastrointestinal infections caused by a bacterium known as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), new research shows.NSAIDs (nonsteroidal…
Learn More251 Cases of Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Reported in 2012 to 2021
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During 2012 to 2021, 251 cases of soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), caused by certain Borrelia spirochetes and transmitted to humans by soft-bodied Ornithodoros ticks, were reported in 11 states, according …
Learn More¿Podría una dentadura postiza aumentar las probabilidades de neumonía?
LUNES, 26 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las dentaduras postizas podrían ocultar gérmenes nocivos que provocan neumonía, informan unos investigadores británicos. En el estudio, los investigadores tomaron muestras de las dentaduras postizas de re…
Learn MoreCertain Microbiome Germs Might Trigger Lupus Flare-Ups
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Flare-ups of the autoimmune condition lupus may be caused by growth of a particular gut bacteria, researchers say. This knowledge could potentially lead to new and more successful treatments to prevent these …
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