[ad_1] CDC/FILE A red rash is a hallmark of a measles infection. cnn — A team of experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to arrive in Chicago on Tuesday to help local public health officials manage a measles outbreak there. The Chicago Department of Public Health said last week … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The first attack of dengue can be as life-threatening as subsequent ones, according to a study that challenges the widespread belief that the viral disease is serious only in secondary infections. The research, recently published in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at severe cases of dengue in a group of children in … Read more
[ad_1] A new study by Indian researchers has found evidence suggesting that even the first time, or primary, Dengue infections can be fatal.challenging the prevailing understanding that only second or subsequent (secondary) infections resulted in serious or life-threatening situations. The new idea was the result of collaborative work by researchers from institutions such as the … Read more
[ad_1] Measles cases are spreading in South Florida. On Monday, Broward County officials confirmed an eighth case of the virus almost a week after news broke about a worrying rise in measles at a Broward County elementary school. The outbreak has quickly become politicized as Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and conservative officials have openly … Read more
[ad_1] Florida has become the center of the outbreak, with a seventh confirmed case It is also the first case identified outside of Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, near Fort Lauderdale, where the infection is known to have spread. Florida currently has the largest outbreak in the US, but there have been 35 cases … Read more
[ad_1] As a Florida elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state’s top health official is giving advice that flies in the face of science and could leave unvaccinated children at risk of contracting one of the most contagious pathogens in the world. Earth, doctors and public health experts said. . florida … Read more
[ad_1] News By Chris Pandolfo, Fox Business Published February 13, 2024, 8:41 pm ET A nationwide dairy product recall linked to a deadly listeria outbreak has expanded to include products sold at Costco, Walmart and other major retailers. The recalled products include snack wraps, taco kits, salad kits and other foods sold in supermarkets across … Read more
[ad_1] Backstory: The pandemic and growing hesitancy slowed vaccinations. A false claim in the 1990s that the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine caused autism led to a drop in immunization rates. Public health campaigns later recovered much of that shortfall, but rates fell again during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in low-income countries. The measles virus is particularly … Read more