COVID19_DISEASE

COVID19_DISEASE, 10 hours ago to random

🚨#BREAKING

📌 FDA Chief Dr Robert Califf says it's preparing for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four Americans.

The FDA is gearing up for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four of those it infects, the agency's top official has revealed.

'This virus, like all viruses, is mutating,' he told the policymakers. 'We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans.'

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COVID19_DISEASE, 11 hours ago to random

⚠️ BREAKING

FDA says it's preparing for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four Americans.

The FDA is gearing up for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four of those it infects, the agency's top official has revealed.

'[The] real worry is that it will jump to the human lungs where, when that has happened in other parts of the world... the mortality rate has been 25 percent.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13401215/fda-chief-robert-califf-bird-flu-pandemic-outbreak.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 3 days ago to random

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CDC admits bird flu has 'pandemic potential' as study shows H5N1 virus has mutated 300 times to become more infectious and resistant to drugs

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13387621/cdc-h5n1-bird-flu-pandemic-potential-humans.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

COVID19_DISEASE, 7 days ago to random

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

📌 Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the WHO, said that the virus has an extremely high mortality rate among humans already infected with it.

Dr Jeremy said that the H5N1 virus predominantly infected poultry animals and ducks but over the timespan of one or two years the influenza infection has become an animal pandemic.

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COVID19_DISEASE, 7 days ago to random

Bird flu 'evolving' as 'cats go blind or die' after drinking infected cow's milk

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu is 'evolving' after more than two dozen farm cats were infected.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/bird-flu-evolving-cats-go-32723999

COVID19_DISEASE, 10 days ago to random

Large bird flu outbreak feared
among Texas farmers - group shows symptoms of disease as experts warn cases are far more widespread than previously thought

It comes amid concerns that eight people in India may also be infected with bird flu.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13363325/amp/bird-flu-outbreak-humans-texas-farm-worker-sick.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 11 days ago to random

'Silent' organ damage found in more than half of long Covid patients, warns new study

A recent study has revealed that Covid can cause "silent organ damage", sparking fears that the virus is still evolving.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/silent-organ-damage-found-more-32016473

COVID19_DISEASE, 12 days ago to random

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Rapid spread of bird flu in Ranchi 🇮🇳 02 doctors and 06 people in quarantine

According to officials, the JSIA government building has been converted into a bird flu ward.

A team of medical experts from Ranchi has collected samples from infected people. Following the confirmation of the bird flu outbreak, a complete ban has been imposed on the sale and purchase of all birds under the Ministry of Animal Husbandry.

Source:

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/jharkhand-two-doctors-six-others-quarantined-amid-bird-flu-outbreak-in-ranchi-enn24042801155

COVID19_DISEASE, 12 days ago to random

H5N1: Symptoms in dairy workers

“People had some classic flu-like symptoms, including high fever, sweating at night, chills, lower back pain, upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, pretty severe conjunctivitis and swelling of their eyelids."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/bird-flu-cases-are-likely-missed-dairy-workers-experts-say-rcna149520

COVID19_DISEASE, 13 days ago to random

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WHO says the risk of H5N1 bird flu is "evolving with the virus and needs real-time monitoring."

"WHO and partners are asking countries to rapidly share information to enable this."

COVID19_DISEASE, 14 days ago to random

Children infected with Covid at risk of blood vessel damage that can trigger clots, scientists warn

VIRTUALLY all children infected with Covid suffer from serious blood vessel damage, scientists have warned.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/24519378/blood-vessel-damage-children/

COVID19_DISEASE, 16 days ago to random

H5N1 avian influenza virus in mosquitoes

Blood-engorged mosquitoes were collected at poultry farms during an outbreak of HPAI in Central Thailand during October 2005.

These mosquitoes tested positive for H5N1 virus by RT-PCR

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18279078/

COVID19_DISEASE, 1 month ago to random

⚠️ BREAKING: COVID-19 Hospitalized Cases Surging Rapidly in Thailand 🇹🇭

Some Thailand Medical experts say that the country could be facing significant challenges in containing the spread of COVID19 infections due to the emergence of new JN.1 sub-lineages such as KP.2, KQ.1, etc which are much more highly transmissible and are highly immune evasive.

Private hospitals across the country have been witnessing a rise in patients seeking outpatient care due to COVID

Source:

https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/thailand-medical-authorities-concerned-about-rising-hospitalized-covid-19-cases-728-new-hospitalized-covid-19-cases-and-2-deaths-in-last-7-days

Thailand COVID-19 Status https://www.facebook.com /informationcovid19/posts

COVID19_DISEASE, 1 month ago to random

FDA authorizes new drug to protect immune compromised from Covid-19

https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/22/covid-immunocompromised-antibody-protection-invivyd/

COVID19_DISEASE, 1 month ago to random

Antibiotics can effectively target gut bacteria that harbor COVID-19 virus.

New research indicates that antibiotics can effectively target bacteria in the gut that harbor the virus that causes COVID-19 & produce toxin-like peptides.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240320/Antibiotics-can-effectively-target-gut-bacteria-that-harbor-COVID-19-virus-study-shows.aspx

COVID19_DISEASE, 3 months ago to random

Amid fourth winter of death, COVID excess death toll approaches 30 million globally

After 2 months of silence, The Economist finally updated their tracker of excess deaths attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their cumulative total now stands at 28.5 million, and there were 700,000 excess deaths over the past 3 months.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/26/covi-j26.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 3 months ago to random

For millions of Canadians with long COVID, getting treatment is still a struggle

About 2.1 million adults in Canada, or roughly 7 per cent of the adult population, live with long COVID symptoms, according to a Statistics Canada survey released last month.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/long-covid-clinics-1.7087944

COVID19_DISEASE, 3 months ago to random

New COVID variants better infect lungs, could cause more severe disease.

The research suggests BA.2.86 could potentially lead to COVID disease severity similar to the damaging 2021 Delta variant.

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/jn1-covid-variant-ba286-infect-lungs-severe-disease/

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

Avoiding COVID was about more than just keeping 2 metres apart, Oxford University study finds

"The researchers found that longer exposures at greater distances had a similar risk to shorter exposures at closer distances".

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/12/29/avoiding-covid-19-was-about-more-than-just-keeping-2-metres-apart-study-finds

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

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Covid scientists issue warning new variant could cause global 'heart failure pandemic'

Research into the the new strain known as JN.1, could cause "global healthcare risk" related to COVID-19, stating that it could start a "heart failure pandemic."

https://www.gbnews.com/news/covid-scientists-warning-new-variant-global-heart-failure-pandemic

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

Spain: "Ministry of Health recommends the use of face masks following uptick of flu and COVID infections in Spain"

COVID positivity has increased to 14.3% (13.3% the previous week)

Influenza positivity has increased to 20% (13% the previous week)

https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/ministry-health-recommends-the-use-face-masks-20231226172508-nt.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

Every COVID Infection Increases Your Risk of Long COVID, Study Warns

"Each subsequent COVID infection will increase your risk of developing chronic health issues like diabetes, kidney disease, organ failure and even mental health problems".

https://www.sciencealert.com/every-covid-infection-increases-your-risk-of-long-covid-study-warns

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

"Ongoing brain injury caused by COVID-19 may not always be detected by routine tests"

"A new study details that markers of brain injury are present in the blood many months after COVID-19 infection, despite inflammation blood tests being normal."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-ongoing-brain-injury-covid-routine.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

Woman dies of H5N6 bird flu in central China.

H5N6 bird flu is known to cause severe illness in humans of all ages and has killed at least 39% of those infected, including children and young adults.

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/12/woman-dies-of-h5n6-bird-flu-in-central-china/

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 months ago to random

Covid deaths surge in Europe as deadly new JN.1 strain sweeps globe

The newest strain of Coronavirus, dubbed JN.1, has seen a huge surge in deaths across the globe, with nearly 1,000 reported in Europe as well as a worrying increase in India.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/covid-deaths-surge-europe-deadly-31693370