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Infectious Disease

Gene Changes Made This Season’s Bird Flu More Severe

2023-06-02
By: Exporter
On: June 2, 2023
In: Genetics and Genetic Disorders, Infectious Disease

FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations caused this latest bird flu season to become more severe, increasing the risk it poses to humans and other mammals, a new study finds. The H5N1 avian influenza virus gained the ability to severely infect the brains of mammalian test subjectsContinue Reading

1 in 6 Unvaccinated People Struggle With Symptoms 2 Years After Getting COVID

2023-06-02
By: Exporter
On: June 2, 2023
In: Infectious Disease, Vitamins / Drugs

FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People unvaccinated for COVID-19 have significant odds of lingering illness if they get the virus, with one in six still suffering symptoms two years later, new research shows. A study from Switzerland found that 17% of that group did not return to theirContinue Reading

FDA Approves Pfizer’s RSV Shot for Older Adults

2023-06-01
By: Exporter
On: June 1, 2023
In: Asthma, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Seniors, Vitamins / Drugs

THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults may have a second vaccine option for RSV following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday. The other shot for adults 60 and up is made by GSK. It was approved May 3. Both shouldContinue Reading

Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why

2023-05-31
By: Exporter
On: May 31, 2023
In: Fitness & Exercise, Infectious Disease

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lack of energy for exercise is a common problem for folks with so-called long COVID. New research pinpoints the most likely reason why: diminished capacity to get the heart pumping fast enough to support the effort. The name for this is chronotropic incompetence.Continue Reading

Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100

2023-05-31
By: Exporter
On: May 31, 2023
In: Infectious Disease, Seniors

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian’s guts. “This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the lifetime of a person,” said RamnikContinue Reading

4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain’s Oldest Known Case of Plague

2023-05-31
By: Exporter
On: May 31, 2023
In: Infectious Disease

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old. The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersinia pestis — the bacteria that causes theContinue Reading

More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence

2023-05-25
By: Exporter
On: May 25, 2023
In: Infectious Disease, Sexual Health, Vitamins / Drugs

THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states. On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 21 more cases of mpox, with Illinois, New York and MarylandContinue Reading

Experts Devise Symptom Checklist to Help Define Long COVID

2023-05-25
By: Exporter
On: May 25, 2023
In: Infectious Disease

THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans. The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occur following infection with COVID-19. These symptoms — ranging fromContinue Reading

Parents’ Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing

2023-05-23
By: Exporter
On: May 23, 2023
In: Health & Technology, Infectious Disease, Kids' Health, Parenting, Vitamins / Drugs

TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It was a no-brainer for New York City mom Jen L. when a pediatrician suggested that she vaccinate her two sons against human papillomavirus (HPV). “Before my kids were eligible for the vaccine, I had read up on it to learn about theContinue Reading

New Clues to Why Some People Suppress HIV Without Drugs

2023-05-19
By: Exporter
On: May 19, 2023
In: Health & Technology, Infectious Disease, Sexual Health

FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some HIV patients are naturally able to keep the virus fully in check without any medicinal help, a phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades. New research appears to identify at least one reason why: an abnormally powerful version of an infection-fighting whiteContinue Reading

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