Author: Claudinne Miller
The World’s Bat Lands are Under Attack, Seeding Risk of a New Pandemic. Here’s Where.
Reuters Our hunger for resources is driving worldwide destruction of areas rich with bats, carriers of tens of thousands of viruses. A Reuters data analysis pinpoints areas where conditions are ripe for a bat-borne disease to spill over to humanity. We’ve dubbed these areas “jump zones.” For millennia, bat viruses posed little threat to humanity. […]
May 16, 2023
Two poultry workers test positive for bird flu after contact on infected farm
Sky News Bird flu has been detected in two poultry workers after they came into contact with infected birds, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The two workers have recently worked on an infected poultry farm in England. Neither have experienced any symptoms of bird flu and have tested negative since. The avian […]
May 16, 2023
Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
MedPageToday “I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered her illness well because I had been very concerned […]
May 16, 2023
Why Covid-19 is a blood vessel problem
BHF.UK When Covid-19 first emerged, it was initially thought that – like other coronaviruses affecting humans – it mainly caused lung problems. But as the outbreak progressed, case studies began to suggest that some of the most severe complications of the disease affected more than just the lungs. From reports of ‘sticky blood’ raising the […]
May 16, 2023
Researchers may have found a way to treat long-COVID fatigue
Interesting Engineering Newcastle University researchers have shed light on one of the most common side effects of COVID-19: fatigue. They may indeed have a treatment for this debilitating condition. They have begun a new study to test the effectiveness of a TENS machine to alleviate the fatigue in patients with long COVID. This device is most […]
May 16, 2023
Pathophysiological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the cardiovascular system and its clinical manifestations—a mini review
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 may have a mild presentation, with few symptoms, or progress to a severe condition, characterized by generalized inflammation, systemic microvascular involvement, coagulopathy, and pulmonary and cardiovascular complications. Men present with more severe symptoms […]
May 16, 2023
Brazil confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birds
Reuters Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, has for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases but only in wild birds, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. Two cases were detected in wild birds and should not trigger a ban on imports of Brazilian poultry products as per guidelines from the World […]
May 16, 2023
Clinical trial of mRNA universal influenza vaccine candidate begins
NIH A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This Phase 1 trial will test the experimental vaccine, known […]
May 16, 2023
Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery
NPR The federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended last week, but millions in the U.S. — and across the globe — are still dealing with the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of Long COVID. Estimates show that more than 65 million worldwide have the condition, which encompasses a wide range of symptoms that are worsened or […]
May 16, 2023
Monkeypox, now known as mpox, showing signs of return
Washington Post It’s time for gay and bisexual men to pay attention to mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, again. That’s the message from public health authorities and LGBT health providers as cases rise in some countries and small clusters of infections in vaccinated people have been detected in Chicago and France. The World Health Organization on May 11 said mpox […]
May 16, 2023