#infections — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #infections, aggregated by home.social.
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#USA, Two #human #infections with #influenza #H1N2v virus were reported by the #Michigan (US CDC, August 21 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/08/usa-two-human-infections-with-influenza.html
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19-Aug-2026
New discovery could help scientists fight deadly fungal #infections -
#UK, Sharp rise in #cyclospora #infections linked to #Mexico #travel (UKHSA, July 31 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/07/uk-sharp-rise-in-cyclospora-infections.html
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#Children have borne the brunt of the #infections, making up >70% of confirmed cases. >80 children & adolescents have been hospitalized this year for complications like #pneumonia, which leaves patients gasping for air, & #brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including #blindness, #deafness & intellectual #disabilities. (There are NO treatments for #measles, though researchers are trying to develop them.)
#idiocracy #Trump #RFKJr #PublicHealth #vaccines #science #medicine #eugenics
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/alarm-hospital-lung-admissions-children-england-poorest. "Children living in the poorest areas across #England are 40% more likely to be admitted to #hospital for #respiratory #infections, an #analysis of #NHSEngland #data shows, with experts raising the alarm on the #impact of #airpollution on young people’s #health."
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"#Measles doesn't just make you miserable for a week or two. It infects immune cells, including the long-lived memory cells your body uses to recognize #infections it has already beaten, and it wipes out part of that hard-won memory.
A 2019 study in Science found measles erased anywhere from 11% to 73% of children's existing antibody repertoire, and even kids with mild cases lost about 20% on average."
(in other news, #vaccines are good)
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/cidrap-op-ed-measles-isnt-coin-flip-death-isnt-only-bad-outcome
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The First Pandemic? Scientists Find 214 Ancient Pathogens In Prehistoric DNA
Shutterstock Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 years ago, likely triggered by farming and animal domestication. These ancient infections may still influence us today, and help guide the vaccines of tomorrow…….Continue reading…. By: University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical […] -
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Malaria had nearly been eliminated around a giant dam in the Amazon — but then it came roaring back. Experts just discovered why.
A 15-year study suggests that long-term malaria control may depend as much on protecting environments as it does on ...
#health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/malaria-had-nearly-been-eliminated-around-a-giant-dam-in-the-amazon-but-then-it-came-roaring-back-experts-just-discovered-why -
10-Jul-2026
#CruiseShip air #pollution could make viral #infections worsehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1135474
#science #environment #banCruiseShips #publicHealth -
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’Explosive diarrhea’ parasite infections confirmed in hundreds of people across US, with 1,251 in Michigan alone
Michigan has been particularly hard hit by the cyclosporiasis outbreak, with 1,251 cases reported—the highest in the state’s history.
#health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/explosive-diarrhea-parasite-infections-confirmed-in-hundreds-of-people-across-us-with-1-251-in-michigan-alone -
#Surveillance of West Nile Virus {#WNV} #Human #Infections in #Europe, Weekly Report (ECDC, Jun. 18 '26): First two cases reported in #Italy, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/surveillance-of-west-nile-virus-wnv_0794947267.html
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’This might be the point of no return’: Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here
Live Science spoke with two authors of a
#health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/this-might-be-the-point-of-no-return-experts-on-the-current-measles-outbreak-and-where-we-go-from-here -
#Surveillance of West Nile Virus #WNV #infections in #human in #Europe, Weekly Report (ECDC, June 12 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/surveillance-of-west-nile-virus-wnv.html
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Evaluation of #antiviral #treatments for highly pathogenic avian #influenza virus #infections in #feline species, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/evaluation-of-antiviral-treatments-for.html
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Was #Feynman wrong about #QuantumMechanics? : Medium
What Will It Take to Get #AI Out of #Schools? : Misc
One #Vaccine may provide broad #Protection against many #Respiratory #Infections and #Allergens : Misc
Latest #KnowledgeLinks
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#Hantavirus #infections: an emerging zoonotic #threat in the context of #ecological change, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/hantavirus-infections-emerging-zoonotic.html
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#Zoonotic #infections and genomic #evolution associated with novel #reassortants swine-origin #influenza A viruses in #Spain, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/zoonotic-infections-and-genomic.html
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Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds
Scientists found that blocking a protein best known for its role in asthma enhances cancer immunotherapy in preclinical models.
#cancer #health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/common-asthma-drug-helps-fight-hard-to-treat-cancers-including-aggressive-breast-cancers-early-study-finds -
#Singapore monitoring #rise in #COVID19 #infections; current vaccine still effective for protection https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid-19-cases-cda-vaccine-infections-hospital-mask-6133821
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A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds
A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
#coronavirus #health #infections-&-disease #viruses
https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/a-pill-can-stop-people-from-developing-covid-after-being-exposed-to-the-virus-trial-finds -
One traveler is mildly pregnant, while another has morning sickness. Those two are traveling carefully, the others are possibly infecting fellow passengers
- this all sounds off mark yet bullseye simultaneously.
#hantavirus #human #transfer #Andes #USA #seven #cases #airline #staff #infections too #WHO #infectious #diseases
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/one-us-citizen-tests-mildly-positive-hantavirus-another-has-mild-symptoms-2026-05-11/ -
🚢🧼 Epidemiologists study how the interconnected environments of cruise #ships allow #infections to spread between passengers. Factors such as shared ventilation systems, buffet dining, and communal #water sources like hot tubs make these vessels more susceptible to certain pathogens.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/expert-explains-why-cruise-ships-are-so-prone-to-disease-outbreaks
#health #science #biology #travel #medicine #viruses #safety #education #research
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CARTE. #Hantavirus sur un #navire : #infections confirmées, suspicions, cas contact… Le point sur les contaminations https://www.ouest-france.fr/sante/virus/carte-hantavirus-sur-un-navire-infections-confirmees-suspicions-cas-contact-le-point-sur-les-contaminations-ce783fce-4a09-11f1-b599-156225cc86fe?utm_source=fluxpublicfrance&utm_medium=fluxrss&utm_campaign=banquedecontenu
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Scientists say "no rats on the ship" so, they got it in ports, all of them...? Or, are these rare examples of human-to-human infections?
SCIENCE DOT ORG: "Questions About Cruise Ship's Hantavirus and Its Route of Spread Remain"
#Hantavirus #deadly #airborne #respiratory #failure #heart #cannot #pump #enough #blood #cruise #ship #infections #WHO #NICD #communicable #diseases #MaskUp for #BirdFlu #LongCOVID & #now #this
https://www.science.org/content/article/cruise-ship-s-hantavirus-outbreak-puts-researchers-uncharted-territory -
Respiratory #infections due to #human common cold #coronaviruses, #SARS-CoV, #MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2: #epidemiology, #pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine landscapes, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/respiratory-infections-due-to-human.html
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Hantaviruses cause two serious syndromes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a severe disease that effects the lungs, and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a severe disease that affects the kidneys.
#biology #virology #publichealth #pathology #infections #tourism
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/a-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-a-cruise-ship-in-the-atlantic-ocean-kills-3-people-who-says/article_71915145-1105-5531-b5f1-fa3f56461156.html