COVID19_DISEASE

COVID19_DISEASE, 14 days ago to random

COVID can cause new health problems to appear years after infection, according to a study of more than 130,000 patients

https://fortune.com/well/article/covid-cause-new-health-problems-years-after-infection/

COVID19_DISEASE, 26 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, 30 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, 1 month 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, 16 days ago to random

H5N1 virus in latest human case has mutated, officials say

The slight evolution in the virus is associated with ‘adaptation to mammalian hosts’, according to the Centre for Disease Control.

Experts think it likely that we will begin to see more human cases of H5N1 in dairy workers in the coming weeks and months, as surveillance efforts ramp-up across America.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/h5n1-virus-in-latest-human-case-has-mutated-officials-say/

COVID19_DISEASE, 4 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, 1 month ago to random

⚠️ BREAKING

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, 1 month ago to random

⚠️ BREAKING

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, 1 month 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, 12 days ago to random

Panic as 30 cruise ship passengers fall ill with flu-like symptoms on Boeing 737 Max while returning home to Texas, forcing United to withdraw plane for deep-cleaning

The large group of passengers who became sick were previously on a cruise.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13483091/Boeing-Cruise-Plane-Flight-Flu-Sick-United-Airlines-Canada-Texas.html

COVID19_DISEASE, 6 months ago to random

Medscape: "New Tests May Finally Diagnose Long COVID"

'Four proteins in particular — Ba, iC3b, C5a, and TCC — predicted the presence of long COVID with 78.5% accuracy.'

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998886

COVID19_DISEASE, 11 days ago to random

France: COVID-19 Cases are rising due to new ‘FLiRT’ variant

The latest figures from Santé publique France released on May 28, show a rise in hospitalisations due to Covid

The symptoms - of all/any variants typically include:

Fever

Dry cough

Fatigue

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/covid-19-in-france-latest-official-figures-and-symptoms-of-new-variant/661439

COVID19_DISEASE, 6 months ago to random

Scientists discover receptor that blocks COVID-19 infection

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-scientists-receptor-blocks-covid-infection.html#google_vignette

COVID19_DISEASE, 29 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, 5 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, 5 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, 11 days ago to random

Study Finds COVID-19 May Damage Vision

In a study in mice, researchers found that the COVID-19 virus can infect the retina even when the virus doesn’t enter through the eyes.

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/study-finds-covid-19-may-damage-vision

COVID19_DISEASE, 6 months ago to random

A mystery outbreak of pneumonia has hit several parts of China, and now Ohio is the first American location to report an outbreak of the illness, with an ‘extremely high’ number of children being hospitalized.

https://www.wtrf.com/ohio/ohio-first-state-to-report-white-lung-syndrome-outbreak/

COVID19_DISEASE, 1 month 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, 20 days ago to random

H5N1 bird flu found at 7 more dairy farms, including 3 in South Dakota, 2 in Michigan and 2 in Colorado. This is the biggest one-day increase so far.

COVID19_DISEASE, 23 days ago to random

MIP-C Is a New COVID-Related Syndrome That Can Cause Severe Lung Scarring

The syndrome is called MIP-C, and experts want the public to be aware of its symptoms because they can arise in people who have had mild or asymptomatic cases of COVID.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/mip-c-covid-related-syndrome-8650721

COVID19_DISEASE, 29 days ago to random

🚨 #BREAKING

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, 14 days ago to random

A third U.S. farm worker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms

A third human case of H5 bird flu tied to the ongoing U.S. outbreak in cattle has been detected in a farm worker in Michigan, state health authorities confirmed on Thursday.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/30/bird-flu-third-case-human-infection-caused-respiratory-symptoms/

COVID19_DISEASE, 13 days ago to random

H5N1 bird flu has been found at another dairy farm in the U.S. (in Michigan).

During the past 2 months:

• 69 outbreaks on dairy farms
• 3 human cases (dairy workers)
• At least 24 cats have died
• First known cases in alpacas
• Spillover back to poultry

COVID19_DISEASE, 10 days ago to random

The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms

The new patient's cough and sore throat could help the virus get better at infecting humans.

https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-virus-h5n1-new-human-case-michigan-respiratory-symptoms-2024-6