A Tropical Skin Infection Spread by Sand Flies Is Spreading in the U.S.
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be the latest to join this growing list.The Leishm…
Learn MoreRatas transmiten un parásito capaz de ocasionar enfermedades cerebrales
Jueves, 21 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se ha descubierto que las ratas marrones encontradas y analizadas cerca de Atlanta ahora portan el gusano pulmonar de rata, informan los investigadores.Es un parásito que puede desencadenar una peli…
Learn MoreRat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brown rats found and analyzed near Atlanta now carry rat lungworm, researchers report.It’s a parasite that can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets, and which now threatens a wide…
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 MoreDoctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world’s first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons.The woman, who had been experiencing worse…
Learn MoreParasites Plagued Ancient Reptiles 200 Million Years Ago
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have found evidence of ancient parasites preserved in the dung of an aquatic predator from more than 200 million years ago.The ancient predator — believed to be an extinct crocodile-like reptile …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Xdemvy for Demodex Blepharitis
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xdemvy (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25 percent for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, caused by Demodex mites.The approval was based on results from t…
Learn MoreUn nuevo caso de malaria reportado en Florida lleva el total nacional a 8
MIÉRCOLES, 19 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ya se han reportado ocho casos de malaria en Estados Unidos, siete de ellos en Florida, informaron el martes las autoridades de salud estatales. Estos casos se consideran una emergencia de salud públi…
Learn MoreNew Malaria Case Reported in Florida Brings National Total to 8
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States now has had eight reported cases of malaria, seven of them in Florida, state health officials reported Tuesday.Considered a public health emergency, these cases are the first in two decade…
Learn MoreLas garrapatas podrían estar propagando una ‘enfermedad del desgaste’ entre los venados de Wisconsin
VIERNES, 14 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las garrapatas podrían ser las responsables de la propagación de la enfermedad del desgaste crónico (EDC) en la población de venados de Wisconsin, según un nuevo estudio. Unos investigadores de la Unive…
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