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Areas around Stagecoach and Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California have noticed an increase in herpes inquiries and prescriptions. During Stagecoach, 114 cases of herpes were reported, and 250 cases had been reported at Coachella two weekends before. Herpes can be spread sexually, through…

Missoula City-Council Health Department was notified of a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak. Subsequently they had to ensure that the people infected get treated. They also had to prevent the disease from spreading. The health department identified 300 close contacts exposed to the disease and 6…

 Measles cases in the United States hit a five-year high as of April 4, declaring a public health emergency to manage these ongoing outbreaks in Brooklyn, New York. The number of cases has reached 465, which is the highest since 2014. Measles has become present in four more states and has now…

Studies have found that the drug ivermectin could reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in children under five by 50 percent. The study was published in The Lancet saying that the drug makes the patient’s blood deadly for the mosquito. Therefore, the mosquito dies after biting someone and can thus…