The brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri;
the flesh-eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus;
dengue, valley fever, and ticks:
"Researchers who have been following the way #ClimateChange influences #disease say 2023 represents the continuation of a trend they expect will become more pronounced over time: The geographic distribution of pathogens and the timing of their emergence are undergoing a shift. "
Decades of research has shown that the everyday burden of these race-related threats, slights and exclusions in day-to-day life translates into a real increase in disease risk.
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is rising to prominence in the U.S. as winter illness season approaches its peak: JN.1, yet another descendent of Omicron.
Though commonly overlooked, seemingly familiar viruses, even influenza, can leave some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms, as highlighted by a recent Lancet Infectious Diseases study on "Long flu".
In a medical milestone, Seattle biotech Immusoft used genetically modified B cells from a patient to fight disease, marking the first test of engineered B cells in humans.
It's a damning indictment of the selfishness of Western society that despite living in a pandemic that has killed tens of millions of people, we haven't even learned to normalize wearing a mask or staying home when we are sick, regardless of what bug you might have.
Politricks refuse to enforce even the most basic #containment and #disease prevention protocols to the point that I'm afraid that in two years it'll be made mandatory to shake unwashed hands with brown shit smears still on and lick them afterwards...
Because what's being done goes against anything I've learned in school and as a firefighter and I refuse to believe that everyone who taught me stuff pre-rona re: sicknesses and biohazards was absolutely wrong.
Glyphosate, known by its famous brand name, #Roundup, is a widely used herbicide (a pesticide designed to #kill plants).
A unit of the Centers for #Disease Control and Prevention did the largest and most comprehensive study to determine glyphosate exposure using urine collected from a sample of Americans selected between 2013 and 2014 to accurately represent the entire population.
The painful, inherited blood disorder afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration said the one-time treatments can be used for patients 12 and older with severe forms of the #disease. One, made by Vertex
“Sickle cell disease is a rare, debilitating and life-threatening blood disorder with significant unmet need,” the FDA’s Dr. Nicole Verdun
UNMC Global Center for Health Security newsletter is always fun to read (mystery outbreaks, disease, etc. etc.). Not for hypochondriacs, LOL. Still following this since they were one of the first to start following COVID-19 when it was first detected. #infectious#disease#outbreakshttps://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died.
One group said the U.S. and "the broader international community must demand an immediate cease-fire and end to Israel's genocidal campaign."
As United Nations officials and medical groups on Friday reiterated the harrowing conditions in the Gaza Strip due to Israel's war on Hamas, a U.S. advocacy organization demanded international action to prevent starvation, disease, and genocide.
Zimbabwe declares state of emergency over cholera (www.panaynews.net)
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died.