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According to federal health officials, 12 individuals have been infected by rat lungworm which is a parasite with the ability of negatively impacting the central nervous system. Symptoms of infection include severe headache and stiffness of the neck, tingling in the skin or extremities, low-grade…

Over the past week, over eight residents in Washington Heights have been sickened by a Legionnaires outbreak. Seven of the residents are currently hospitalized but fortunately, no deaths have been reported. Legionnaires disease is transferred when contaminated water becomes airborne. Normally,…

A live pipe bomb was found underneath the Monte Rio Bridge in unincorporated Sonoma County according to county sheriffs. The bridge was shut down while the Sheriff office's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit disposed of the pipe bomb. Additional information about the incident is not readily available…

According to Police Chief William Bones, a man was asked to leave an Idaho apartment complex for bad behavior but returned the next day and stabbed 9 individuals including six children. Investigators say the individual was American and they are unsure if the attack was racially motivated. The…

According to the FBI, Demetrius Pitts a 48-year-old American-born citizen was arrested for supporting terrorism. Pitts scouted locations throughout Cleveland to attack individuals at the Fourth of July parade. Furthermore, he planned to set off additional bombs in his hometown of Philadelphia. Pitts…

According to an official warning by regional defense ministers, a new trend of families carrying out terrorist attacks has emerged in Southeast Asia. This trend refers to bombings carried out in Indonesia last month by three families including children that were radicalized by their parents. Family…

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Nipah, a rare and deadly virus has spread throughout India taking the lives of over 13 individuals. The infection has no known cure and is transmitted by bats, pigs, or other animals. The virus has a rather high mortality rate at 70% and can cause inflammation of the brain also known as…

Early this month an Ebola outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo causing a very high public health risk. In the previous 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, over 11,300 deaths were reported and over 28,600 infections. However, now there is significantly more preparation and tools available…

According to the San Fransisco Public Health Department, about 900 patients from San Francisco General and Laguna Honda hospitals had their data breached by a former employee of a company the hospital works with. The data included the patients' name, medical record number, medical conditions and…

According to the State Department of Public Health, over 100 individuals in California have contracted norovirus from Canadian oysters. An official warning was issued on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, regarding oysters harvested in the south and central Baynes Sound. In Canada alone, over 170 patients…

 All across the nation, hospitals struggle with providing psychiatric care to their patients. In Emergency Departments, patients suffering from psychoses has increased by more than 50% between 2003 and 2013.  A viral video was taken outside of University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown…

As of January 1, 2018, Nigeria suffered a widespread Lassa fever outbreak that is finally starting to decline. Over 1,849 cases have been reported across 21 states for possible Lassa fever. 413 of those reported were in fact infected, 1,422 tested negative, 9 were classified as probable…

A DNA test known as polymerase chain reaction or PCR was used by New York City health officials to identify the source of Legionnaires disease within hours of specimen collection. The current identification standard for the Legionella bacteria is to run bacterial cultures or get antibodies that can…