Nueva variante de COVID podría ser menos amenazante de lo que se temía inicialmente
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Cuando la nueva variante de COVID BA.2.86 surgió a fines de julio, los científicos estaban preocupados por su capacidad para evadir la inmunidad. Sin embargo, las pruebas de laboratorio iniciales pare…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…
Learn MoreMany Strains of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacteria Are Now Antibiotic-Resistant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research on a leading cause of foodborne illness has linked a large share of Michigan infections to antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains.More than 100 strains of Campylobacter jejuni circulating in Mic…
Learn MoreWarm Waters Raise Risk for Flesh-Eating Bacteria. Here’s Tips to Stay Safe
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As waters warm across the United States and hurricanes and flooding season begins, the odds of being infected by flesh-eating bacteria are also rising, U.S. health officials warn. According to a Sept. 1 hea…
Learn MoreNew COVID Variant May Be Less Threatening Than First Feared
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – When new COVID variant BA.2.86 emerged in late July, scientists had concerns about its ability to evade immunity. But early lab tests seem to be easing those fears, as well as concerns over the variant’s abili…
Learn MoreGiardiasis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Giardiasis might sound unfamiliar. In the United States, only a small number of people, around 1 or 2 in 10,000, get infected with giardia yearly, according to Harvard Health. But if someone who has recently visited a developing country experiences on…
Learn MorePneumonia: What It Is, Types, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
A common infectious disease, pneumonia takes root when the air sacs within your lungs become filled with pus or fluid. Understanding the ins and outs of pneumonia is essential. This article will explain the various types of pneumonia, along with its u…
Learn MoreEl aumento en las hospitalizaciones por la COVID y las nuevas variantes crispan los nervios en EE. UU.
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hay un nuevo brote de COVID-19, y los cambios estacionales y las nuevas variantes fomentan un aumento en las hospitalizaciones y las muertes. Una nueva variante ómicron, llamada Eris, se ha convertido e…
Learn MoreUnos médicos extrajeron una lombriz viva del cerebro de una mujer australiana
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos sacaron una lombriz que todavía se movía del cerebro de una mujer australiana, en el primer caso conocido del mundo de una infección en humanos con un parásito que es común en algunas pitone…
Learn MoreMobile Device May ID Wound Infections Earlier
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A mobile device that combines photographs, infrared thermography images, and bacterial fluorescence images may improve detection of wound infections, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Frontie…
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