Disease

There has been an outbreak of Mumps at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The school officials are urging students to check that they are up to date on the MMR vaccinations and stay away from college if they develop swelling in their cheek or jaw, one of the symptoms of the virus. For the full…

-- NBC LA Typhus, also known as typhus fever, continues to spread in Los Angeles primarily among the city’s homeless population. Mayor Garcetti has allocated money to clean up Skid Row, known for being a “typhus zone” filled with trash and waste. This past year, a record 124 cases of typhus…

Lack of sleep is a growing commonality, however, this deficit may be dangerous. New research has suggested that a lack of sleep may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, anxiety, and feelings of social isolation. An estimated 33.3% of adults do not get the ideal seven hours of sleep a night. Sleep is…

IFL Science: There currently are at least 11 cases of Salmonella under investigation in multiple states. Pet hedgehogs can carry this bacterium that make humans sick. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that hedgehog owners stop cuddling their pets, because there’s reason…

Denmark is planning to spend $12 million dollars on a southern border fence to prevent the spread of the African Swine Fever, a highly contagious disease deadly to swine but not to humans. While there has yet to be a major outbreak, the Danish pig industry is planning to undertake this preventative…

According to the CDC, eleven people have been infected with salmonella in eight states. Recent lab tests in an ongoing investigation show that pet hedgehogs are most likely to blame for this multistate outbreak. For more information, click here.

With 35 confirmed cases of measles in the state of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency, adding that these cases create “an extreme public health risk that may quickly spread to other counties.” There have been 34 cases in Clark County, which is close to the southern…

On the 17th of January, Perdue Foods recalled over 65,000 pounds of ‘ready to eat’ chicken nuggets. The FSIS(Food Safety and Inspection Service) is suspicious that this item is contaminated with materials, such as wood. Three consumers filed reports to the company that they found wood in the…

In Washington, there has been a declared outbreak of Measles. Twenty-two people are confirmed to have measles, with all but one being younger than ten years old. There have been some identified sources: an elementary school, a dollar store, and an urgent care facility. Measles is a highly…

182 people have contracted measles in the state of New York since September of 2018 according to state and city health departments. Most of these cases are concentrated in Orthodox Jewish communities and are due to travel-related contractions of the virus, particularly affecting children who had…

Amidst the flu season of 2018-2019, the CDC points towards positive outcomes resulting from a rise of vaccination rates for both children and adults in the last quarter of 2018. Fortunately, this year’s flu vaccine targets both the dominant strain, H1N1, and the more severe but less prevalent…

CNN: At least nineteen individuals have confirmed cases of measles in Washington State.  Eighteen of the nineteen cases are children. Most of the infected children reported being unvaccinated against measles. There’s concern that the Washington outbreak could spread across the state line to…

Camie Yngelmo — KXLY The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have invested 252 cases of possible acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). AFM has polio-like symptoms and can cause partial paralysis, severe respiratory illness, and neurological symptoms. The CDC is not sure what is causing AFM but it is…

In the fall of 2017, several people in Anaheim, California fell ill with Legionnaires Disease. All but three of them had visited Disneyland during this period. Cooling towers that project mist throughout the park were tested and ‘cooling tower #4’ tested for high levels of the disease bacteria at…