Virus del Valle de Cache: otra enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos abriéndose camino en EE.UU
VIERNES, 20 de Octubre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una infección potencialmente mortal transmitida por mosquitos podría ser más prevalente de lo que se pensaba, informan autoridades de salud de EE.UU.Nombrado como el virus del Valle de Cache en honor a …
Learn MoreLa serotonina podría desempeñar un gran papel en el COVID prolongado
JUEVES, 19 de Octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación ha descubierto evidencia de que restos del virus COVID-19 pueden permanecer en el intestino de algunos pacientes durante meses, contribuyendo a los síntomas persistentes conocid…
Learn More¿Podría el calentamiento global ocasionar la llegada de la fiebre amarilla a los Estados Unidos?
Jueves, 19 de Octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La fiebre amarilla podría estar resurgiendo en Estados Unidos, debido al cambio climático.La enfermedad viral transmitida por mosquitos diezmó las ciudades del sur de EE. UU. desde 1820 hasta 1905, y a…
Learn MoreCache Valley Virus: Another Mosquito-Borne Illness Making Inroads in U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially deadly infection carried by mosquitoes may be more prevalent than once thought, U.S. health officials report.Named the Cache Valley virus after the Utah area in which it was first found in 1956…
Learn MoreCould a Warming Climate Bring Yellow Fever to America?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Yellow fever may be resurfacing in the United States, thanks to climate change.The mosquito-borne viral illness decimated southern U.S. cities from 1820 to 1905, and now a new report says it could return to…
Learn MoreSerotonin May Play Big Role in Long COVID
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research has uncovered evidence that remnants of the COVID-19 virus may remain in some patients’ guts for months, contributing to the lingering symptoms known as long COVID.The remnants appear to trigge…
Learn MoreIDSA: Wastewater Surveillance Allows Monitoring of Viral Infections
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wastewater (WW) surveillance allows monitoring of endemic respiratory viral infections, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oc…
Learn MorePediatric RSV Hospitalizations Increased in 2021 to 2022 Season
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations in Canadian pediatric hospitals were substantial, particularly among infants younger than 6 months of age, …
Learn MoreLocal Rates of Flu, RSV Show Up in a City’s Wastewater
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Toilet bowls reveal much about the health of a community, alerting scientists to coming outbreaks of flu and other seasonal viruses, researchers say.“Just one flush can hold a lot of information,” said Kris…
Learn MoreCOVID Might Raise Odds for Immune Disorders Like Crohn’s, Alopecia
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report. Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (white skin patches), vasculit…
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