Dysentery: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Dysentery is no joke, with debilitating diarrhea as its hallmark symptom.Every year, over 165 million cases of dysentery and just over 1 million deaths are reported worldwide, claims a study published recently in the journal Germs. Nearly 99% of these…
Learn MoreCOVID-19: What It Is, Causes, Testing, Symptoms & Treatment
Since it emerged in 2019 and quickly became widespread, COVID-19 has caused mild to severe symptoms in people around the world. In all, it has claimed nearly 7 million lives worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.COVID-19 is an abbrev…
Learn MoreIt’s Time to Start Preparing Against Flu, RSV & COVID-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them.It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Southern Hemisphere offers any insight, ac…
Learn More¿Todavía puedes obtener pruebas de COVID gratis en EE.UU.?
JUEVES, 14 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las hospitalizaciones y muertes por COVID-19 están aumentando gradualmente en Estados Unidos, a medida que dos nuevas variantes ganan terreno en la nación. Con este aumento, más personas están buscand…
Learn MoreHIV: What It Is, Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment
Even though HIV is just one of a vast number of viruses that infect people, there can still be a stigma surrounding it. To break through that, experts answer some questions about the virus, such as what is HIV, how does it spread and what are the best…
Learn MoreCan You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.Hospit…
Learn MoreOtra amenaza transmitida por mosquitos: el “virus del cañón Jamestown”
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Probablemente hayas oído hablar del virus del Nilo Occidental, pero los mosquitos también transmiten otras enfermedades, incluido el poco conocido virus del Cañón Jamestown (JCV, por sus siglas en in…
Learn MoreLas personas infectadas con Hepatitis C pueden necesitar la vacuna de la Hepatitis B
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) — Los pacientes con hepatitis C deberían considerar vacunarse nuevamente contra la hepatitis B, porque su respuesta inmune a la primera vacuna puede ser inadecuada, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Investi…
Learn MorePeople Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus during the first eight days of their…
Learn MoreRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): What It Is, Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infectious respiratory disease that can look and sound a lot like a cold, with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose. But RSV can turn serious and send some patients to the hospital, particularly infants and young…
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