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valley fever in dogs :: Article Creator A Dangerous Fungal Infection Is Spreading Across The US - And It's Impacting Pets, Too © Jonathan Davidson / Getty / Tim Gray A Dangerous Fungal Infection Is Spreading Across the US - and It's Impacting Pets, Too If you grew up in the Southwest - or you're obsessed with the HBO series "The Last of Us" - you may already be familiar with the dangers of fungal infections, particularly Valley fever. And if you're a pet parent, you know dogs are particularly vulnerable to this desert illness. Valley fever used to be referred to as "desert rheumatism" because of its correlation to the desert climate and its impact on the lungs, according to the University of Arizona. The fungus that causes the respiratory illness is found in hot, dry environments. "In general, different fungal species have different environmental conditions that allow them to flourish," says Amesh A. A...

1920 pandemic outbreak :: Article Creator Post-pandemic Work In The Public Sector: A New Way Forward Or A Return To The Past? by Eric Champagne, Aracelly Denise Granja and Olivier Choinière, The Conversation Three years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, many public health restrictions have been lifted and organizations are requiring workers to return to the office. The desired return to pre-pandemic societal norms versus the pushback from employees who want to continue to enjoy the benefits of working from home has sparked debate about what the future job market will look like. Hybrid and remote arrangements became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic and became vital tools for the continued functioning of society, the economy and all levels of government. These arrangements enabled thousands of employees to keep their jobs, companies to remain operational and...

malaria illness :: Article Creator Promising New Malaria Vaccine Has Been Approved In Two Countries, With Others Likely To Follow Ghana and Nigeria both approved a new malaria vaccine this month — an important step in the fight against a disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually. At least 10 other African countries are reviewing trial data for the shot, according to the World Health Organization, so more approvals are expected in the coming weeks. The vaccine, developed by researchers at Oxford University, is the second to become publicly available. The first, a shot called Mosquirix from drugmaker GSK, has been administered through a pilot program in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi since 2019 but is still in limited supply. The new vaccine is the first malaria shot to be approved in Nigeria, whose deaths from the disease make up 31% of the worldwide total. "It's good news," said Dyann Wirth, an infectious diseases profe...

1917 flu epidemic :: Article Creator The Worst Bird-flu Outbreak In US History Is 'wiping Out Everything In Numbers We've Never Seen Before.' Here's What You Need To Know. A new strain of bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is spreading across the US. The H5N1 strain is causing a variety of new problems and has killed more than 58 million birds. One scientist said the variant is "wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before."  Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Download the app The US is currently experiencing its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu, also known as avian influenza — and a new study has found that the strain could become endemic in the country. The outbreak is "wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before," Jennifer Mullinax, an assistant pro...

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types of vaccines :: Article Creator The Public Health Emergency Is Expiring, So What Is The Future Of Covid-19 Vaccines? Covid-19 sent the biotech industry into overdrive to develop vaccines that could tame the novel coronavirus. In relatively short order, and after different kinds of vaccines were researched, we have reached a state where the vast majority of U.S. Vaccinations are messenger RNA shots. FDA guidance on booster shots for this fall is still developing, but the picture of what Covid-19 vaccines could look like in the years to come is already taking shape. If the research pans out, people could get both less and more. The shots will come less frequently, meaning fewer boosters. But a single shot could also offer the potential to protect against more pathogens, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). These combination shots are still in clinical development, research that is dominated by larger companies. And that...