Dog Contracts Monkeypox From Owners, Prompting Change to CDC Guidance
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding yet another wrinkle to the monkeypox outbreak, a new case study suggests that people can pass the virus on to their pet dogs.Therefore, people who are infected with the virus should avoid close contact …
Learn MoreHow Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area.But infectious disease ex…
Learn MoreMonkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Monkeypox could soon get a new name.The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with current…
Learn MoreFDA Stretches Monkeypox Vaccine Supply by Authorizing Smaller Doses
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the…
Learn MoreEl cambio climático empeora incluso más a 218 enfermedades infecciosas
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las inundaciones, las olas de calor y las sequías han hecho que un 58 por ciento de las enfermedades infecciosas empeoren, afirma un nuevo análisis.En la revisión de estudios anteriores, que se publicó e…
Learn MoreTPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment — If You Can Get It
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What if a rare viral illness with the potential to cause excruciating pain was in fact treatable, but the only drug for that use was nearly impossible to get, despite being in plentiful supply?That is preci…
Learn MoreClimate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flooding, heat waves and drought have made 58% of infectious diseases worse, a new analysis claims.For the review of previous studies, published Aug. 8 in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers found t…
Learn MoreLa temporada de la gripe actual de Australia es dura. ¿Será igual en EE. UU.?
JUEVES, 4 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras la peor temporada de gripe en cinco años llega a su final en Australia, las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. se preparan para una gravedad similar este próximo otoño.¿Por qué? La temporada de la …
Learn MoreLa temporada de la gripe actual de Australia es dura. ¿Será igual en EE. UU.?
JUEVES, 4 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras la peor temporada de gripe en cinco años llega a su final en Australia, las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. se preparan para una gravedad similar este próximo otoño.¿Por qué? La temporada de la …
Learn MoreU.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move intended to dramatically ramp up the fight against the spread of the virus.”We’re prepared to take our re…
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