Disease

CBS News video: The peak of flu season in the United States is nearing. Already there is widespread activity in many states. Doctors are concerned because Australia just experienced its worst flu season in five years, and this could be representative of the flu season for the U.S. still to come.…

According to an NBC news video, flu cases are double what they were last year at this time. The CDC released a statement claiming seven states already have widespread flu activity. People are encouraged to get flu shots now, because it takes two weeks for it to become effective. Click here to…

Hannah Devlin — The Guardian A new drug has been shown to have positive effects on slowing down or even suppressing the effects of Huntington's Disease, a genetic illness that causes nerve cells to break down and damage the brain. The University College London Huntington’s Disease Center led…

Kimberly A. Smith and Dr. Jennifer Sedillo — EDM Digest Kimberly Smith, master’s student, and Dr. Jennifer Sedillo offer tips on how to avert disease outbreaks for communities experiencing natural disasters: Prevention of Infectious Diseases Starts with Mass Vaccination Campaigns Water…

Science Daily: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Three phase one clinical trials conducted at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Saint Louis University School of Medicine demonstrated that individuals given Zika purified inactivated virus vaccine…

Fox News: According to Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, 36 individuals have died following a listeria outbreak. Listeriosis is a foodborne illness that has affected 557 people across South African provinces thus far. Specifically, Listeriosis is caused by a bacterium that is found in the…

Residents of Yemen are suffering a staggering humanitarian crises driven by a fierce civil war. Many Yemenis are starving as a direct result of the war, which has inflated food prices, leaving most unable to afford the supplies. Destroyed infrastructure has left many without clean drinking water and…

According to an ABC news clip, this flu season could be a particularly bad one. Doctors have been looking at flu cases in the southern hemisphere as a way to predict what is ahead for the US. In Australia there have been about 215,000 cases compared to 59,000 in 2009, making the current vaccine…

CBS News Clip: Even though the terms “cold” and “flu” are often used interchangeably, they are quite different. Colds occur more gradually and include a sore throat, sneezing, and a cough, while the flu comes on quickly and includes fever, body aches, and fatigue. In other words generally colds…

CBC News: The Canadian Press An invasive group A streptococcus outbreak in the London area has recently taken the lives of nine individuals. The outbreak began April 1, 2016, with more than 132 cases to date. Some individuals required intensive medical care while others developed more serious…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN According to research from The Lancet Infectious Diseases, scarlet fever is rising in England and East Asia. Scarlet fever is a highly contagious bacterial infection that manifests as a bright red rash and is caused by Group A Strep, the same bacteria causing strep throat…

Venezuela’s hyperinflation is jaw-dropping. Malaria cases soared to 240,000 in 2016, a 76% increase over 2015, according to a rare release in May of records from the health ministry. Deivis Perez, 14-year old boy, contracted a deadly bacterial infection called sepsis at a children’s hospital in…

As October 7, the CDC has received reports of 4,667 total mumps infections in 47 states and the District of Columbia for the year. The MMR vaccine is 88% effective when two doses have been given. In people who receive just one shot, the vaccine is less effective. The effectiveness of the vaccine…

Hepatitis A is a virus that damages the liver and causes it to swell. Many of the initial symptoms look like a stomach flu, but Hepatitis A can also cause the skin and the whites of your eyes to turn yellow, because the liver stops being able to filter out toxins in the blood. In the past 11 months,…