COVID19_DISEASE

COVID19_DISEASE, 1 day ago to random

Doctor says FLiRT Covid spreads more easily, and could beat immunity

There has been an increase in Covid cases and hospitalisations in the UK after the new strains emerged.

UKHSA show a 17.9% increase in Covid infections week on week and a 32.6% increase in people admitted to hospital with the virus - while another 92 people have died.

It comes as the most common strains now found in the UK are the FLiRT variants KP.2 and KP.1.1.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/doctor-says-flirt-covid-spreads-29198935

COVID19_DISEASE, 2 days ago to random

New Covid-19 Wave In Singapore, Minister Advises Wearing Of Masks After 25,900 Cases Recorded In A Week

Currently, KP.1 and KP.2 account for over two-thirds of cases in Singapore.

https://www.news18.com/world/new-covid-19-wave-in-singapore-minister-advises-wearing-of-masks-after-25900-cases-recorded-in-a-week-8895361.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 days ago to random

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WHO's Tedros says we "must prepare" for a potential H5N1 human bird flu pandemic.

Earlier 1996, Avian influenza A(H5N1) initially surfaced, but since 2020, there has been a remarkable surge in outbreaks among birds, with an increasing number of mammals also falling victim to the disease. This has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of poultry, along with infections in wild birds, as well as land and marine mammals.

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COVID19_DISEASE, 5 days ago to random

H5N1 bird flu found at 3 more dairy farms, including 2 in Michigan and 1 in Idaho.

This raises the total to 49 across the U.S. Most are in Michigan (14) and Texas (13).

COVID19_DISEASE, 5 days ago to random

H5N1 bird flu found at 4 more dairy farms, including 2 in Michigan, 1 in Idaho and 1 in Texas.

This raises the total number of outbreaks at dairy farms in the U.S. to 46.

COVID19_DISEASE, 5 days ago to random

Social distancing may have prevented 800,000 Covid-19 deaths, report says

The Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns saved lives but at a 'tremendous' cost, researchers say.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/social-distancing-prevented-800000-covid-32812580

COVID19_DISEASE, 5 days ago to random

Covid is still 35% deadlier than flu, study finds

Patients hospitalized for Covid in the last year were more 35 percent likely to die.

Those with Covid had a death rate of 5.7% after 30 days, compared to those with flu who had a 4.24% rate of death.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13418415/covid-symptoms-deadlier-flu.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 6 days ago to random

Raw Milk Sales Skyrocket as Idiots Believe Drinking Bird Flu Will Give Them 'Immunity'

Pasteurization kills H5N1, but raw milk has "high concentrations" of the virus. Please don't drink raw milk.

https://gizmodo.com/raw-milk-sales-up-bird-flu-h5n1-tiktok-usda-cdc-fda-1851476916

COVID19_DISEASE, 8 days ago to random

Lassa fever: Ebola-like bug that causes bleeding from the eyes and spread by rats found in Paris

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lassa-fever-ebola-like-bug-32762299

COVID19_DISEASE, 9 days ago to random

Sweden: Risk of several years of "brain fog" after mild covid

Being infected by covid can cause several years of brain fog, difficulty concentrating and fatigue even if you only have cold symptoms, new research from Danderyd Hospital shows.

https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/risk-for-flera-ar-av-hjarndimma-efter-mild-covid.f60cbaf7-0ec9-432f-8626-4311a9e2bddd?access=unknown&utm_source=twitter_organic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic_red

COVID19_DISEASE, 9 days ago to random

A deadly coronavirus has resurfaced in Saudi Arabia, killing at least one patient

At least two of the MERS-CoV infections involved human-to-human transmission, some researchers are concerned that the outbreak could cause a new pandemic.

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/11/a-has-resurfaced-in-saudi-arabia-at-least-one-patient/

COVID19_DISEASE, 10 days ago to random

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MERS Outbreak in Saudi Arabia puts health experts on high alert

The pathogen, known as Middle East respiratory syndrome, is a close relative of SARS-CoV-2 but has a far higher fatality rate – 35 per cent of confirmed cases have died, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The WHO expects that less serious and asymptomatic cases have historically been missed, which could also affect the overall case fatality rate.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mers-outbreak-saudi-arabia-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome/

COVID19_DISEASE, 10 days ago to random

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📌 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, 10 days ago to random

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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, 14 days ago to random

New Covid strain dubbed 'FLiRT' is 'harder to stop' and has increased vaccine immunity

The newest Coronavirus strains have been called FLiRT, with one of them accounting for a rise of around 25% in cases across the United States, as the UK death toll increased by 12%

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/new-covid-strain-dubbed-flirt-32747928

COVID19_DISEASE, 14 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, 17 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, 17 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, 20 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, 22 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, 22 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, 23 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, 24 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, 24 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, 27 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/