zoonoses
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The Coronavirus Can Persist for Months in Brain, Heart, and Intestines, Major Study Finds
New research this week seems to affirm the suspicion that the coronavirus can infect many parts of the human body, not just our respiratory system. It also found that the virus can sometimes linger in the body even after a person’s initial symptoms have abated. The preliminary findings may also shine a light on the…
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Latest Science on Omicron: Vaccine Effectiveness, How It Multiplies, and More
The COVID-19 pandemic is once again resurging throughout the U.S. and elsewhere, and while now we have many more tools available against the viral illness than we did last winter — namely, a full armada of preventive vaccines and soon-to-debut treatments — the emergence of the Omicron variant around Thanksgiving tossed a spanner in the…
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Many Severe COVID-19 Survivors Go on to Die Within a Year, Study Finds
New research this week finds that people hospitalized with severe COVID-19 often pay a heavy price afterward. The study concluded that these survivors were more than twice as likely to die in the subsequent 12 months compared to people who had tested negative for the virus. This relatively increased risk of death was even higher…
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Starbucks Worker Tests Positive for Hepatitis A, Prompts Mass Vaccination of Customers
Health officials in New Jersey are scrambling to prevent an outbreak of hepatitis A after a Starbucks employee reportedly tested positive for the virus last week. The location where the employee worked was temporarily shut down, and hundreds of people have received a vaccine against the virus, including the employee’s co-workers. Potentially thousands of people…