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influenza and spanish flu :: Article Creator This Is The Worst Flu Season In 15 Years. Here's Why—and How To Protect Yourself. Seasonal flu cases have hit a 15-year high this year—filling hospitals, shutting down schools, and leading to an estimated 19,000 flu-related deaths so far in the United States. These deaths even topped winter COVID-19-related deaths for the first time since the pandemic began five years ago. While flu cases surge, RSV, norovirus, and COVID-19 infections have also remained high, "putting a significant strain on hospitals—particularly as patients compete for the same resources such as intensive care unit beds and healthcare personnel," says Jason Nagata, a pediatrician at University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital. "Hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand, and some have been forced to set up temporary triage tents." Moreover, this flu season most closely r...

vaccine rna :: Article Creator Trump Team Weighs Pulling Funds For Bird Flu Vaccine REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION Test tubes are seen labeled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration in June 2024. U.S. Health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said. U.S. Health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said. The review is part of a government push to examine spending on messenger RNA-based vaccines, the technology that powered Moderna's COVID vaccine. The bird flu shot contract was awarded to Moderna in the Biden administration's final days, sending the company's stock up 13% in the two days following the Jan. 17 announcement. The U.S. Is in the midst of a record-breaking bird flu...

poliomyelitis epidemic :: Article Creator Poliomyelitis In Argentina THE July issue of the Boletin de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana contains an instructive article by Dr. G. Bayley Bustamante, assistant professor of public health, Buenos Aires, dealing with the last outbreak of poliomyelitis in the Argentine (October 1942–May 1943 with 1,948 cases). This was probably the largest outbreak, although epidemics were reported in 1909, 1911, 1916–17, 1919–20, 1924–25, 1932–33, 1934–35 and 1936, mostly in the Buenos Aires and Rosario Area, with smaller outbreaks and sporadic cases in the rest of the country; but paralytic cases figure in the statistics in 1941. There were 355 cases (189 in the Province of Santa Fé), which was an increase on the usual yearly figures. The 1942 epidemic in the southern suburb of Buenos Aires then extended into the city and to the rest of the province, with the peak in November and December; it increased along the coast af...

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enteric fever treatment :: Article Creator Medications And Drugs For Treatment Of Typhoid And Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers Typhoid and Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers are caused by bacteria called Salmonella typhi. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Typhoid and Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers are discussed. Typhoid Vaccine Live Typhoid Vaccine Live is an active immunization against typhoid fever caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. ICMR Seeks Private Partners To Advance Typhoid And Paratyphoid Vaccine Development New typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine aims to combat Salmonella infections and reduce disease burden. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited private companies and manufacturers to collaborate on the joint development and commercialization of a new typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine. The initiative, led by ICMR's National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infection...

flu epidemics in history :: Article Creator Where Is Flu Surging In The US? Some Hospitals Are Overwhelmed In States With High Rates Flu is still spreading across United States amid a winter wave of seasonal illnesses. In early February, doctor visits for influenza symptoms and flu-related hospitalizations hit a 15-year high. The tough flu season is straining many hospitals, leading to overflowing emergency rooms, long wait times, and limits on patient visitors. What's more, flu outbreaks among children have forced schools to close in multiple states. The 2024–2025 flu season — which has sickened over 33 million Americans so far — is in full force. There's more to come before we're beyond the peak, according to experts. Seasonal flu activity remains elevated and this season is now considered "high severity," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its FluView report for the week ending Feb. 15. C...

primary prevention of malaria :: Article Creator Defunding Prevention And Climate Change Drive Rebound Of Malaria In Peru Published March 21, 2023 DURHAM, N.C. -- Malaria control programs in Amazonian Peru helped reduce the incidence of the deadly parasitic disease by 78%. That is, until the programs ceased to operate. Within four years of the programs being de-funded, malaria rates where right back where they started, according to a study appearing online in the April edition of The Lancet Regional Health Americas.   The rebound in malaria was driven not only by the removal of prevention programs, but also by climate change, the authors said. Average temperatures in Peru have risen a half-degree Centigrade in the last 20 years and higher minimum temperatures and more intense rainfalls with flooding were shown to drive the resurgence of the mosquito-borne disease.  The Project for Malaria Control in Andean Border Areas (PAMAFRO) operated...

fever temperature of human body :: Article Creator Function Of Fever: When a child or parent becomes feverish with shivers, chills, and sweats, our first thought is to get the temperature down. Pharmacies sell billions of fever-reducing pills like aspirin and acetaminophen every year, and schools often insist that students stay home until their fever is gone. But is this "fever phobia" backed up by science? Increasingly, medical researchers are discovering that fever has endured in mammals and other creatures for good reasons, though the reasons why are not clear. Often, a fever in response to an infection is actually a reflection of the body's defenses going into high gear. Some parts of the immune system work better at a higher temperature, which strengthens resistance to infection and increases the odds of survival. The new thinking is that mild fever can be a positive adaptation and shouldn't necessarily be treated. At other ti...