Disease

Georgia State University- As a result of stagnant water from early-season hurricanes, the presence of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases places individuals in these areas at a greater risk of infection. Since these outbursts are attributed to the rapid and clustered movement of people during…

There’s a disease called “canine Brucellosis” that has recently come to the attention of health officials. Public warnings have stated that this disease can be transferred from dogs to humans. Several cases have been confirmed in Marian County, Iowa. You can read more about this here. 

A new study has ranked U.S. cities’ risk for a measles outbreak based on vaccine-exemption rates and proximity to international airports. Supposedly Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami are the cities most at risk. Read more here.

Just this year, counties across California have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to try and prevent the spread of measles. Forty-three people have been diagnosed with measles in the state thus far. The prices quoted above do not even include the costs spent by individual patients seeking…

-- LA Times Many LAPD officers in Reseda have possibly been exposed to MRSA though it is still unclear how they came in contact with the staph bacteria or how many officers have been infected. MRSA leads to a contagious infection that is resistant to antibiotics and is commonly spread in…

A new study concludes that living alone is linked to common mental disorders. Mental disorders such as anxiety, mood disorders, and substance use disorders are affecting all age groups and sexes. One third of people will experience a common mental disorder sometime in their life, and it has been…

This year has been the worst since 1994 in terms of measles cases; 66 children have been hospitalized and, in total, there have been over 700 cases in 2019. Two counties in New York can account for nearly 70% of the cases, however, there have been cases in 22 states. Of the 700 cases, 71% are known…

Antibiotic resistance poses a major threat to the worldwide goal of improving health and safety of humans. In a new United Nations committee report, the ongoing presence of superbugs has been deemed a ‘global crisis.’ For more information, click here.

-- CNN Recently, a new disease called LATE has been named as a new type of dementia possibly more common than Alzheimer’s for people over 80. LATE stands for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy and is named after the location of the misfolded protein, TDP-43 which is also seen…

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…

A vampire facial is a skin care treatment where the client’s blood is drawn and certain platelets are injected into the face. When done with equipment that has been sanitized correctly, it is safe; there is a list of certified providers of this procedure, but one that was not certified, VIP Spa in…

Jacqueline Howard & Debra Goldschmidt — CNN Although measles was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000, there have been 681 US cases across 22 states so far this year. This follows the previous record of 667 cases of measles in 2014. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has…

According to Los Angeles health officials, UCLA and Cal State LA are now at risk for measles outbreaks. The combination of crowded dorms and unvaccinated individuals has increased the risk of exposure and infection dramatically according to officials. It has also been confirmed that a UCLA student…

The country of Malawi has launched its massive vaccine pilot program to make the malaria vaccine available for all children up to two years of age. Kenya and Ghana plan to follow in providing the four-dose vaccine, known as RTS,S, in the upcoming weeks. In clinical trials, the vaccine has been…