Infectious Diseases

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (96+ words) WBAL News Radio Josh Spiegel Commentary: Leafy romance rekindled after cyclospora outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared lettuce safe to eat again, ending a months-long cyclospora outbreak that kept many consumers away from the leafy green....

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (431+ words) Pennsylvania health officials say four fully vaccinated people have contracted measles, marking the first breakthrough cases identified during the outbreak. NBC10’s Deanna Durante reports. Pennsylvania has reported 676 measles cases, including four people who were fully vaccinated for their age the…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (101+ words) (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday there are now 693 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 17 more than Friday's update. Of those 693 cases, 133 are hospitalized. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 54 confirmed cases, three more than Friday's…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (278+ words) “We had two measles outbreaks at immigrant detention facilities on the southern border. Documented fact. We also had a measles outbreak at the immigrant detention facility in Chicago, Illinois, also a fact. Because we allowed in this country 10 million people…...

10+ hour, 37+ min ago   (155+ words) A microbiologist’s look at the hidden architecture behind infections that just won’t heal. A patient comes in …...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (322+ words) Here’s how you can help: Before vaccines, nearly every child in the U.S. got measles. Today, the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is incredibly effective: Children routinely receive two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine: Measles…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (33+ words) shawangunkjournal.com Sullivan County Monitoring Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak The Sullivan County Department of Public Health announced that they are actively monitoring a measles outbreak in neighboring Pennsylvania, where...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (261+ words) Six people died of dengue and 1,561 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday.With the latest fatalities, the country's dengue death toll has risen to 149 this year, according to the Directorate General of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (440+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has confirmed 676 measles cases across 37 counties this year, including 124 hospitalizations and two measles-associated deaths, as state health officials expand vaccination efforts against the ongoing outbreak. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 52 new positive cases since Sept. 9. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (637+ words) One celebrity explained how he was 'dead for three days' after falling ill with sepsis Sunday September 13 marks World Sepsis Day, a day to shed light and awareness on the life-threatening infection. "Sepsis is a serious condition in which the…...