#respiratoryinfections — Public Fediverse posts

A South African study has identified thousands of genes that behaved differently in children with severe COVID and other respiratory infections compared with healthy controls.

#Covid19 #Genetics #RespiratoryInfections

Why do some children become seriously ill with COVID? The answer may lie in their genes
https://theconversation.com/why-do-some-children-become-seriously-ill-with-covid-the-answer-may-lie-in-their-genes-293988

https://www.europesays.com/dk/121610/ Study links pet dogs to fewer childhood infections #Antibiotics #Children #dogs #Finland #helsinki #KuopioUniversityHospital #LUKASStudy #microbiota #RespiratoryInfections #THL #UniversityOfEasternFinland

https://www.europesays.com/ie/459048/ Early Release – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus and Mass Mortality in Eurasian Cranes, Germany, 2025 – Volume 32, Number 5—May 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #Clade2344b #Éire #EurasianCrane #Germany #H5 #Health #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza #HPAI #IE #Influenza #Ireland #Migration #PassiveSurveillance #RespiratoryInfections #Transmission #viruses #zoonoses

https://www.europesays.com/ie/457098/ Early Release – Serologic Surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H5 in Wildlife, Northeast Germany, 2023–2025 – Volume 32, Number 5—May 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #Éire #Germany #Health #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza #HPAIVH5 #IE #Influenza #Ireland #MammalianSpillover #RespiratoryInfections #serology #viruses #zoonoses

https://www.europesays.com/ie/417623/ Early Release – Accelerated Increase in Candida auris Bloodstream Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, South Africa – Volume 32, Number 4—April 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #CandidaAuris #CoronavirusDisease #Covid19 #Éire #fungemia #fungi #Health #IE #InterruptedTimeSeries #Ireland #RespiratoryInfections #SarsCov2 #SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndromeCoronavirus2 #SouthAfrica #viruses #zoonoses

https://www.europesays.com/ch/38657/ Roche Launches Respiratory Pathogen Panel With Flexible Syndromic Testing for CE Markets #AutomatedLaboratorySystems #CEMark #ClinicalLaboratory #InVitroDiagnostics #InfectiousDiseaseTesting #influenza #MolecularDiagnostics #MultiplexPCR #RespiratoryInfections #RespiratoryPathogenPanel #Roche #RocheDiagnostics #RSV #SARSCoV2 #SyndromicTesting #WorkflowAutomation

Universal vaccine against respiratory infections and allergens

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/02/universal-vaccine.html

#HackerNews #universalvaccine #respiratoryinfections #allergens #healthinnovation #vaccinebreakthrough

https://www.europesays.com/ie/359715/ Early Release – Projected Effects of Changing Global Tuberculosis Epidemiology on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Prevalence and Immunoreactivity, 2024–2050 – Volume 32, Number 3—March 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #bacteria #Éire #GlobalHealth #Health #IE #InfectiousDisease #Ireland #Modeling #prevention #PublicHealth #RespiratoryInfections #TB #TuberculosisAndOtherMycobacteria

https://www.europesays.com/ie/296680/ Early Release – Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats from Influenza D and Canine Coronavirus HuPn-2018 – Volume 32, Number 1—January 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #CanineCoronavirus #CCoV #Coronaviridae #Éire #EmergingPathogens #Health #HuPn2018 #IE #InfluenzaD #Ireland #Orthomyxoviridae #RespiratoryInfections #RespiratoryViruses #UnitedStates #viruses #zoonoses

Canarian Weekly – Flu surge in the Canary Islands triggers wider use of face masks

27-12-2025 National Canarian Weekly Photo Credit: Ministry of Health The flu epidemic continues to intensify in the Canary…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #Aemetsurveillance #CanaryIslandsflu #GB #healthalert #maskrecommendation #respiratoryinfections #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/339289/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/248409/ Early Release – Macrolide Resistance and P1 Cytadhesin Genotyping of Mycoplasma pneumoniae during Outbreak, Canada, 2024–2025 – Volume 31, Number 12—December 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal #AntimicrobialResistance #bacteria #Canada #Éire #Health #IE #Ireland #MacrolideResistance #MycoplasmaPneumoniae #P1Genotype #Pneumonia #RespiratoryInfections

Early Release – Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, Argentina, 2025 – Volume 31, Number 12—December 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

Disclaimer: Early r…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Argentina #avianinfluenza #backyardpoultry #geneticshift #genotypeB3.2 #H5N1 #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza #influenza #Latvia #LV #notifiabledisease #reassortment #respiratoryinfections #SouthAmericanlowpathogenicityavianinfluenza #viralgenome #viruses
https://www.newsbeep.com/305846/

Rapid increase in influenza cases in Latvia: vaccines nearly depleted https://www.byteseu.com/1617319/ #Featured #FluEpidemic #HosamsAbuMeri #influenza #Latvia #NationalHealthService #RespiratoryInfections #SPKC #vaccination

"Cough into your bent elbow, or use a tissue and dispose of it afterwards in the nearest bin."

I find it astonishing how many people don't bother, or don't know about this elementary precaution.

How to avoid catching flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses this winter  – UK Health Security Agency
https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/12/02/how-to-avoid-catching-flu-covid-19-and-other-respiratory-illnesses-this-winter/

#flu #SeasonalInfluenza #RespiratoryInfections

Influenza incidence in Latvia approaches epidemic threshold https://www.byteseu.com/1597734/ #Featured #Health #influenza #InfluenzaEpidemic #Latvia #RespiratoryInfections #SPKC #vaccination

RSV gây nhiễm trùng hô hấp dưới, đe dọa sức khỏe trẻ nhũ nhi và người cao tuổi. Hội nghị do Hội Hô hấp Việt Nam và Pfizer Việt Nam tổ chức, quy tụ hàng trăm cán bộ y tế bàn giải pháp phòng ngừa và bảo vệ các nhóm nguy cảm. #RSV #SứcKhỏeTrẻEm #NgườiCaoTuổi #RespiratoryInfections #Health #Vietnam #Pfizer

https://vtcnews.vn/rsv-gay-nhiem-trung-ho-hap-duoi-de-doa-suc-khoe-tre-nhu-nhi-va-nguoi-cao-tuoi-ar983924.html

Vitamin D reduces incidence and duration of colds in those with low levels

https://ijmpr.in/article/the-role-of-vitamin-d-supplementation-in-the-prevention-of-acute-respiratory-infections-a-double-blind-randomized-controlled-trial-1327/

#HackerNews #VitaminD #Colds #HealthResearch #ImmuneSystem #Supplements #RespiratoryInfections

Indoor Air Quality and it's regulation, and creating social norms of masking when ill and isolating when dangerously infectious are now looking even more essential.

Seems a far wider range of common respiratory infections than just COVID have severe, long term, multi-organ consequences.

#IAQ #MaskUp #RespiratoryInfections #COVID #PublicHealth #PublicHealthFailure #CommercialisedScience @jmcrookston

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s15010-025-02519-7

#Masks and #respirators for prevention of #RespiratoryInfections: a state of the science review | Clinical Microbiology Reviews https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 “there is strong and consistent evidence for #AirborneTransmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (#SARSCoV2) and other respiratory pathogens. Second, masks are, if correctly and consistently worn, effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases and show a dose-response effect. (1/4)

“Mystery” pneumonia in China is mix of common respiratory germs, WHO says - Enlarge / Parents with children who are suffering from respiratory dise... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1986656 #respiratoryinfections #infectiousdisease #pneumonia #covid-19 #outbreak #science #health #china #surge #flu #rsv #who

Ars Technica: “Mystery” pneumonia in China is mix of common respiratory germs, WHO says https://arstechnica.com/?p=1986656 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #respiratoryinfections #Infectiousdisease #pneumonia #COVID-19 #outbreak #Science #Health #china #surge #flu #RSV #WHO

@theconversationau

" news conferences, he limits journalists to a single question, so an individual can’t pursue a dodgy or evasive answer. "
Grubby.

Add to that no #CleanAir program to protect against #RespiratoryInfections, and one billion dollars a month on nuclear submarines and I'm, ... well he is better than Dutton, but "cold fish & chips" is how I'm feeling about this PM.

Dangerous brain abscesses spiked in US kids as COVID restrictions dropped - Enlarge / An MRI image of a brain with an abscess causing seizures. (c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1943829 #respiratoryinfections #brainabscesses #restrictions #bacteria #covid-19 #pandemic #science #health #nevada #masks #mmwr #cdc

Ars Technica: Dangerous brain abscesses spiked in US kids as COVID restrictions dropped https://arstechnica.com/?p=1943829 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #respiratoryinfections #brainabscesses #restrictions #bacteria #COVID-19 #pandemic #Science #Health #nevada #masks #MMWR #CDC

Influenza, RSV or is it Covid (again!)

We are currently experiencing a #tridemic of #respiratoryinfections which can present with very similar symptoms. For most healthy adults all three are self-limiting and the only benefit of knowing exactly which one you got this time is for comparing personal statistics with colleagues or fellow parents.
Let us explain why #reliableresults and #rapidtesting is still indispensable for a large group of people.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sefunda_tridemic-respiratoryinfections-reliableresults-activity-7008789103861202944-fRJm

Particulate matter gets trapped in lymph nodes in the lungs, greatly increasing the severity of infections with age: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02073-x (academic) https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/decades-air-pollution-undermine-immune-system (popular)

#pollution #airpollution #particulatematter #particulates #pm #lungs #lunginfection #lymph #lymphnodes #respiratorysystem #respiratoryinfections #immunesystem #nature #columbia #doi10.1038/s41591-022-02073-x

Children’s hospitals fill up amid up early surge in respiratory infections - Enlarge / An intensive care nurse cares for a patient suffering from r... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1892525 #respiratoryinfections #respiratoryillnesses #childrenshospital #infectiousdisease #enterovirus #adenovirus #fluseason #pediatric #covid-19 #science #afm #cdc #flu #rsv