zoonoses
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A Bite From a Kitten Led to a Man’s Death Four Years Later, Family Says
An unlucky kitten bite appears to have led to a Danish man’s death four years later. He reportedly contracted a serious infection following the bite that hospitalized him for a month, caused the amputation of his finger, and left him in ever-declining health. The man’s family disclosed his recent death in hopes of raising awareness…
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A Soil Fungus That Causes Lung Infections Is Spreading Across the U.S.
An illness-causing fungus known as hisoplasma is in the soil of nearly all U.S. states, a new study suggests. The researchers behind the work say doctors may be relying on outdated risk maps and therefore missing diagnoses of the infections, which can sometimes be deadly.
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CDC Says You Should Wear a Mask While Travelling — for Monkeypox
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up its guidance concerning monkeypox. While the risk of monkeypox is still thought to be low for the general public, the agency is now warning people to take more precautions while travelling. These precautions include avoiding contact with visibly sick people as well as wearing a…
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Your Case of Omicron Might Have Super-Boosted Your Immunity — If You Were Vaccinated
Recent preliminary research might offer some comfort to the many vaccinated Americans who came across Omicron this past winter. A pair of studies suggest that vaccinated people who caught the variant went on to develop a strong and diverse immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in general — more so than people who were vaccinated…