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#viruses — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #viruses, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Healthcare worker infections highlight risks to frontline staff and the urgent need for better surveillance, testing, PPE, and infection control. International health organizations are enhancing response as authorities stress early detection and contact tracing to contain transmission and strengthen global public health preparedness.

    Read Full- economicsperspective.com/world

    #worldhealthorganization #publichealth #viruses #worldnews #BreakingNews #globalnews #healtheconomics

  2. Hantavirus cruise ship passengers have WA quarantine period extended
    By Lauren Smith

    Six people who were on a cruise ship that was hit by an outbreak of hantavirus have had their quarantine period in the outer Perth suburb of Bullsbrook extended until June 23.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/han

    #PublicHealth #QuarantineMedical #Viruses #QuarantineControlMethods #LaurenSmith

  3. CW: healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/cancer/

  4. CW: healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/cancer/

  5. CW: healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/cancer/

  6. CW: healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/cancer/

  7. CW: healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/cancer/

  8. I must have missed a memo on #virus #taxonomy. Why are #ebolaviruses named with the species first and the genus second, such as "Zaire ebolavirus":
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaire_eb German wiki also gives the option: Orthoebolavirus zairense ?

    see also: Orthohantavirus sinnombreense vs. Sin Nombre hantavirus

    #science #viruses #infectiousDisease

  9. New #mutations help the #H5N1 #birdflu #virus infect cows but not people
    The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
    Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 #viruses infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird #flu viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
    sciencenews.org/article/mutati
    archive.ph/HP10U

  10. New #mutations help the #H5N1 #birdflu #virus infect cows but not people
    The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
    Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 #viruses infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird #flu viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
    sciencenews.org/article/mutati
    archive.ph/HP10U

  11. New help the infect cows but not people
    The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
    Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
    sciencenews.org/article/mutati
    archive.ph/HP10U

  12. New #mutations help the #H5N1 #birdflu #virus infect cows but not people
    The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
    Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 #viruses infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird #flu viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
    sciencenews.org/article/mutati
    archive.ph/HP10U

  13. New #mutations help the #H5N1 #birdflu #virus infect cows but not people
    The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
    Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 #viruses infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird #flu viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
    sciencenews.org/article/mutati
    archive.ph/HP10U

  14. France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

    PARIS (AP) — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #HealthMinisterStéphanieRist #Hondiuscruiseship #PasteurInstitute #SouthAmerica #viruses
    europesays.com/france/15443/

  15. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
    By Nicolas Perpitch

    But the lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case has warned the cruise company will likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/pas

    #PublicHealth #Viruses #QuarantineMedical #ControlMethods #ForeignAffairs #TravelHealthandSafety #NicolasPerpitch

  16. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
    By Nicolas Perpitch

    But the lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case has warned the cruise company will likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/pas

    #PublicHealth #Viruses #QuarantineMedical #ControlMethods #ForeignAffairs #TravelHealthandSafety #NicolasPerpitch

  17. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
    By Nicolas Perpitch

    But the lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case has warned the cruise company will likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/pas

    #PublicHealth #Viruses #QuarantineMedical #ControlMethods #ForeignAffairs #TravelHealthandSafety #NicolasPerpitch

  18. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
    By Nicolas Perpitch

    But the lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case has warned the cruise company will likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/pas

    #PublicHealth #Viruses #QuarantineMedical #ControlMethods #ForeignAffairs #TravelHealthandSafety #NicolasPerpitch

  19. Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
    By Nicolas Perpitch

    But the lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case has warned the cruise company will likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/pas

    #PublicHealth #Viruses #QuarantineMedical #ControlMethods #ForeignAffairs #TravelHealthandSafety #NicolasPerpitch

  20. For anyone nervious or with health anxiety: youtube.com/watch?v=XMSv3zTFF1Y. It's Rebecca Watson's video, "No, Hantavirus is Not the Next Pandemic".

    Advocate & vote for better conditions for working, parenting & disability.

    Join or start a union at your work. You need no-fault sick leave, esp when local infections break out.

    Do managers want:

    Only ONE person this week out sick?
    Or else a half-dozen in coming weeks?

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  21. For anyone nervious or with health anxiety: youtube.com/watch?v=XMSv3zTFF1Y. It's Rebecca Watson's video, "No, Hantavirus is Not the Next Pandemic".

    Advocate & vote for better conditions for working, parenting & disability.

    Join or start a union at your work. You need no-fault sick leave, esp when local infections break out.

    Do managers want:

    Only ONE person this week out sick?
    Or else a half-dozen in coming weeks?

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  22. For anyone nervious or with health anxiety: youtube.com/watch?v=XMSv3zTFF1Y. It's Rebecca Watson's video, "No, Hantavirus is Not the Next Pandemic".

    Advocate & vote for better conditions for working, parenting & disability.

    Join or start a union at your work. You need no-fault sick leave, esp when local infections break out.

    Do managers want:

    Only ONE person this week out sick?
    Or else a half-dozen in coming weeks?

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  23. For anyone nervious or with health anxiety: youtube.com/watch?v=XMSv3zTFF1Y. It's Rebecca Watson's video, "No, Hantavirus is Not the Next Pandemic".

    Advocate & vote for better conditions for working, parenting & disability.

    Join or start a union at your work. You need no-fault sick leave, esp when local infections break out.

    Do managers want:

    Only ONE person this week out sick?
    Or else a half-dozen in coming weeks?

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  24. For anyone nervious or with health anxiety: youtube.com/watch?v=XMSv3zTFF1Y. It's Rebecca Watson's video, "No, Hantavirus is Not the Next Pandemic".

    Advocate & vote for better conditions for working, parenting & disability.

    Join or start a union at your work. You need no-fault sick leave, esp when local infections break out.

    Do managers want:

    Only ONE person this week out sick?
    Or else a half-dozen in coming weeks?

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  25. Also wear masks or respirators. (Except the snood type ones. The rest are all better than nothing or *way* better than nothing.) Don't travel or commute to work when ill.
    Advocate and vote for better conditions when working, parenting, and disabled. Join a union or start one at your workplace. Push for no-fault sick leave, especially when local infectious outbreaks flare up.
    Check what air filtration systems are installed where people gather, mainly indoor spaces. Consider public transport, at work, schools, public buildings, and manufacturing. Ask some organisations what their air quality data and upgrade plans are.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZncfH7nKX74

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  26. Also wear masks or respirators. (Except the snood type ones. The rest are all better than nothing or *way* better than nothing.) Don't travel or commute to work when ill.
    Advocate and vote for better conditions when working, parenting, and disabled. Join a union or start one at your workplace. Push for no-fault sick leave, especially when local infectious outbreaks flare up.
    Check what air filtration systems are installed where people gather, mainly indoor spaces. Consider public transport, at work, schools, public buildings, and manufacturing. Ask some organisations what their air quality data and upgrade plans are.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZncfH7nKX74

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  27. Also wear masks or respirators. (Except the snood type ones. The rest are all better than nothing or *way* better than nothing.) Don't travel or commute to work when ill.
    Advocate and vote for better conditions when working, parenting, and disabled. Join a union or start one at your workplace. Push for no-fault sick leave, especially when local infectious outbreaks flare up.
    Check what air filtration systems are installed where people gather, mainly indoor spaces. Consider public transport, at work, schools, public buildings, and manufacturing. Ask some organisations what their air quality data and upgrade plans are.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZncfH7nKX74

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  28. Also wear masks or respirators. (Except the snood type ones. The rest are all better than nothing or *way* better than nothing.) Don't travel or commute to work when ill.
    Advocate and vote for better conditions when working, parenting, and disabled. Join a union or start one at your workplace. Push for no-fault sick leave, especially when local infectious outbreaks flare up.
    Check what air filtration systems are installed where people gather, mainly indoor spaces. Consider public transport, at work, schools, public buildings, and manufacturing. Ask some organisations what their air quality data and upgrade plans are.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZncfH7nKX74

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  29. Also wear masks or respirators. (Except the snood type ones. The rest are all better than nothing or *way* better than nothing.) Don't travel or commute to work when ill.
    Advocate and vote for better conditions when working, parenting, and disabled. Join a union or start one at your workplace. Push for no-fault sick leave, especially when local infectious outbreaks flare up.
    Check what air filtration systems are installed where people gather, mainly indoor spaces. Consider public transport, at work, schools, public buildings, and manufacturing. Ask some organisations what their air quality data and upgrade plans are.

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZncfH7nKX74

    #Hantavirus #Hantaan #Rodent #Rodents #Zoonosis #Zoonoses #Doctor #Doctors #Medicine #Medical #Sick #Sickness #ill #illness #Disease #Diseases #infect #infection #infectious #Virus #Viruses #Viral #Pathogen #Pathogens #Pathogenic #WHO #WorldHealthOrganisation #WorldHealthOrg #Science #Scientific #Experiment #Test #Tests #Testing #Epidemiology #Epidemiological #Public #Health #PublicHealth

  30. CW: health,healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/coronav

  31. CW: health,healthcare

    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
    livescience.com/health/coronav