infectiousdiseases
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Severe Strep A May Be Rising in U.S. After 24 Child Deaths in UK
Severe cases of strep A may be climbing in parts of the world outside of the UK, where the surge was first reported. Several children’s hospitals in the U.S. have documented an increase, while doctors in Montreal, Canada recently reported a possible rise in the area as well, along with two child deaths. These surges…
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New List of the Most Dangerous Pathogens Will Include ‘Disease X,’ the Likely Next Pandemic
The World Health Organisation is creating an updated list of the globe’s most dangerous microbes. The public health agency will recruit over 300 scientists to work on the list. They will consider known germs across dozens of virus and bacteria families. One automatic inclusion will be “Disease X,” the moniker given to a currently unknown…
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One of the World’s Biggest Killers Is on the Rise Again
One of the deadliest diseases in the world is once again gaining steam. A new report this week by the World Health Organisation shows that global cases of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis increased in 2021 — the first such jump in years. A major reason for its resurgence is the COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Declares National Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox as Cases Multiply
The United States government has just declared a public health emergency over the growing monkeypox outbreak. The alert follows a similar declaration by the World Health Organisation made last month, as well as ones made by individual states. There have been over 25,000 cases of the viral illness reported worldwide this year — an unprecedented…