#infections — Public Fediverse posts

Greece's #West #Nile Season Is the Worst Since 2018 — and #Europe's Is Far From Over

"#Greece recorded 75 new locally acquired West Nile #virus #infections in a single week."

https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/08/greeces-west-nile-season-is-worst-since.html

https://www.europesays.com/africa/299925/ US HIV funding withdrawal from South Africa could cost lives, UNAIDS warns #Africa #HIV/AIDSFunding #infections #PEPFARSupport #programme #SouthAfrica #Treatment #UNAIDS #USWithdrawal

🥨 Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making bacterial infections harder to treat

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-biofilm-streamers-harden-bacterial-infections.html

#microbes #bacteria #biofilms #infections #health #microbiology

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/tuesday-february-10-2026/

Powerful new #antibiotic that can kill #superbugs discovered in #soil #bacteria
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against #drugresistant #infections.
They discovered an intermediate compound — called premethylenomycin C lactone — whose #antimicrobial activity was 100 times stronger than that of the final product. Tiny doses killed strains of bacteria known to cause hard-to-treat infections.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03595-3

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 1, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc020125

#Yellowstone #rhyolitic #magma #caldera #magnetotellurics #Alvin #abyssal #hadal #extremophilic #HOV #AI-designed #3D-printed #nanomaterials #nanolattice #geometries #MAV #SUPER #lidar #two-trajectory #mini-brains #HSV-1 #Alzheimer’s #latent #infections

#Singapore, #Clinics pump in more #resources to combat spike in #COVID19 cases, respiratory #infections https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid19-respiratory-infections-surge-kp1-kp2-flirt-variant-clinics-doctors-resources-4366136

Singapore has seen a jump in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks, with the new #KP1 and #KP2 strains, part of the family of “#FLiRT” #variants, accounting for about two-third of the cases.

An #AI app claims it can detect #sexually transmitted #infections. Doctors say it's a disaster

#sti #std #syphilis #gonorrhea #chlamydia #diagnosis #health #disease

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-04-07/calmara-claims-it-can-detect-stis-doctors-say-its-a-disaster

> 'There are so many things wrong with this app that I don’t even know where to begin,' one doctor said about Calmara, which says it can identify sexually transmitted infections from photos of penises.

#COVID Is ‘Still a Pandemic,’ WHO Leader Says

“It’s still a global health threat and it’s still a pandemic causing far too many (re)infections, hospitalizations, deaths & #LongCovid

It’s marked by #complacency. I will never accept that there is an ‘acceptable level of death’ for COVID

“Governments must not be complacent, individuals must not be complacent

https://themessenger.com/health/covid-pandemic-who-cdc-russia-world-health-organization

#Covid19 #death #LongCovid #pandemic #WHO #CovidIdiots #vaccines #Covid #infections #virus #medical

‘#Sex Is a #Normal #Activity and Part of Our #Human #Experience’

The nation’s outgoing #STD #chief #speaksout about the #stigma fueling the #sharp #rise in #STD and #STI #infections.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture #Health #Healthcare #STD #STI

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/12/17/outgoing-std-chief-interview-00131991

Nasal Spray Reduces Flu Duration in Challenge Trial

An #influenza #vaccine given as a nasal spray is shown in a clinical trial to reduce the amount of time participants have #flu #infections, when exposed to the #virus.

https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44446

#News #Science #Business #Biotechnology #ClinicalTrial #ChallengeTrial #NasalSpray #AdverseEffects #ImmuneSystem #Australia #UK