Disease

Image Credit: Abdullah Pope/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images As reported by Jacey Fortin in The New York Times, a large egg distribution farm in North Carolina has recalled over 206 million eggs due to potential salmonella contamination. The recall was initiated as a result of a joint effort…

Typhoid fever has surfaced again in Pakistan. There was an outbreak in November, 2016 that was immediately addressed, yet it has revamped. This ongoing issue with Typhoid is worrisome and upon examination, this current strain of Typhoid has been shown to have acquired some additional DNA sequences,…

Bukola Adebayo- A recent cholera outbreak that started last November in Malawi reports 30 killed and 893 ill from the disease. The outbreak is due to the use of contaminated food and water in the 13 districts now affected. Cholera is normally rare in industrialized countries but kills thousands…

The outbreak has been traced to the Yuma, Ariz., growing region, but has not been pinned down to a specific grower, supplier, distributor or brand. (iStock)

The Cholera outbreak that first hit Somalia in December of 2017 is continuing to ramp up and as of March 18th of this year, has reached 1,613 cases including nine deaths. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that is transmitted by consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacteria…

The ongoing Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa that began in January of 2017 has infected over 978 individuals as of March 14th of this year. The majority of these cases came from a province known as Gauteng. Over 183 patients have died from this outbreak that is still not fully under control.…

Time: The worst of the flu season that we saw in February is slowing down, but the season is not over yet. The majority of this season was dominated by Influenza A H3N2 strain, but Influenza Type B was reported more frequently towards the end of March. It is possible to get both separately in a…

Romper: According to recent reports, cases of the flu have been decreasing each week. Slowly this rough flu season is coming to an end; however, it’s not quite over. Flu season is expected to continue into April. Should you get sick this late in the season, it’s still very important to stay home to…

abc News: In late February of 2018, North Port Florida reported an outbreak of Legionnaires disease. Doctor Farouq, an infectious disease physician became worried when several patients presented with similar pneumonia-like symptoms living in the Islandwalk Community in North Port. He alerted the…

As of March 2nd, there have been 948 reported cases, and 180 deaths, due to a Listeria outbreak in South Africa. The source of the outbreak is from a sausage product produced by the Enterprise Food Production facility. In response, officials have warned people against eating meat products marketed…

Science Daily: Recent research shows that when infected with influenza, female mice experienced changes to their hippocampuses lasting up to a month after the initial infection. Although flu is believed to be a respiratory disease, it has been known to have some neural effects. Read the article…

Pharmaceutical companies which manufacture the multiple sclerosis drug, Zinbryta, have stopped production and clinical trials, following reports of brain inflammation. As of now, Zinbryta has been prescribed to over 8,000 people, but due to the aggressive nature of encephalitis, doctors were quick…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is an endemic country for cholera. Since November of 2017 to mid-February 2018, 1065 cases including 43 deaths were reported in Kinshasa province. Although Cholera is common in some regions, heavy rainfall in January 2018 followed by widespread flooding lead to a…

Maggie Fox- According to the CDC, a Salmonella outbreak that has now affected 40 people across 27 different states in the US has officially been directly linked to kratom supplement use. Kratom is a plant-based stimulant used as a substitute to opioids. As of now, 14 of the 40 affected…