News tagged with contagious respiratory disease
Whooping cough vaccine may be losing its punch: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vaccination programs against whooping cough may not be fully effective because the bacteria that cause the disease have evolved new strains, a new study has found. A team of Australian scientists has ...
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Feb 10, 2010 |
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Scientists discover how a bacterial pathogen breaks down barriers to enter and infect cells
Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Remote Nigerian village becomes front line in measles fight
One of the front lines of global health is in this dusty northern Nigerian village, where a man dressed in a turban and caftan walks the streets, delivering a warning through a megaphone.
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Apr 01, 2011 |
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Air travelers may have been exposed to measles
(AP) -- Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from London.
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Feb 27, 2011 |
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Rise in flu, contagious lung infections hit Chicago children
If you thought the regular seasonal flu has been late making its annual appearance, you might be surprised to learn that based on recent history, it’s right on time.
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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Livestock boom risks aggravating animal 'plagues,' poses threat to food security and world's poor
Increasing numbers of domestic livestock and more resource-intensive production methods are encouraging animal epidemics around the world, a problem that is particularly acute in developing countries, where livestock diseases ...
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With flu season approaching, learn how to protect your family and yourself
Flu season officially begins Friday, Oct. 1, and unlike last year's season when shortages led to rationing, there will be plenty of vaccine on hand for everyone who wants a flu shot.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry
(AP) -- China's plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
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A breakthrough in tuberculosis research
Often causing no symptoms in carriers of the disease, worldwide tuberculosis (TB) infects eight to ten million people every year, kills two million, and it is highly contagious as it is spread through coughing and sneezing.
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Jul 29, 2010 |
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Whooping cough at epidemic levels in California
Whooping cough is now at epidemic levels in California and the state could record the highest number of illnesses and death due to the disease in 50 years, the state's top health official said Wednesday.
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Jun 24, 2010 |
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Health official: No sign of Haiti diphtheria spike
(AP) -- A 15-year-old boy has died of diphtheria in Haiti, but there is no evidence the bacterial disease is spreading in the earthquake-ravaged country, U.N. health officials said Sunday.
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