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Feb112021 by adminNo Comments
CDC warns of antibiotic-resistant infection outbreaks in COVID-19 care units

CDC warns of antibiotic-resistant infection outbreaks in COVID-19 care units

Health
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- At least 20 outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant infections have occurred in hospitals across the country since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The outbreaks, which involved diseases that do not respond to treatment with currently available antibiotics, occurred in treatment and observation units that house patients infected with the coronavirus, according to the agency. Advertisement Several of the outbreaks were linked with changes in hospital infection and control practices due to the pandemic, including possibly the reuse of personal protective equipment by staff. CDC officials said the incidents highlight the continued threat posed by antibiotic-resistant pathogens as COVID-19 spreads in many parts ...
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Feb82021 by adminNo Comments
Democratic Republic of Congo confirms new Ebola infection

Democratic Republic of Congo confirms new Ebola infection

World
Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A new case of the Ebola virus has been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo some eight months after its last outbreak of the disease was declared over. The World Health Organization said in a statement Sunday that the African nation's ministry of health had diagnosed the deadly disease in Butembo city in North Kivu province where the virus had killed 2,299 people over the last two years ending in June. Advertisement The Butembo branch of the National Institute of Biomedical Research had tested samples taken from a woman who exhibited Ebola-like symptoms after she had sought medical attention and her results came back positive for the disease, which she later died from, the U.N. health body said. The healthy ministry said Sunday the woman died Wednesday and had been...
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Jan252021 by adminNo Comments
CDC: One in five people in U.S. has a sexually transmitted infection

CDC: One in five people in U.S. has a sexually transmitted infection

Health
Jan. 25 (UPI) -- One in five people in the United States has a sexually transmitted infection, according to estimates released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means nearly 68 million people are positive for STIs, including HIV, herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, agency data, also published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, showed. Advertisement Roughly one-half all new cases of STIs occurred in people ages 15 to 24, the CDC said. "The burden of STIs is staggering," Dr. Jonathan Mermin of the CDC said in a statement. "At a time when STIs are at an all-time high, they have fallen out of the national conversation -- yet, [they] are a preventable and treatable national health threat with substantial personal and economic impact," said Mermin...
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T-cell immunity exists six months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

T-cell immunity exists six months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

Technology
People still have a detectable immune response six months after being infected with COVID-19, according to the first study of its kind.The UK study found that people who had previously developed COVID-19 had raised levels of T-cells, an important back-up to antibodies in fighting infections. But the researchers, from Public Health England and the UK Coronavirus Immunity Consortium, warn that it's still not clear whether the T-cell levels were high enough to protect against re-infection.Live coronavirus updates from the UK and around the world Image: T-cells are an important back-up to antibodies in fighting infections Professor Paul Moss of the University of Birmingham, who led the Consortium, said the findings were "encouraging", but...
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