The World Health Organization had admitted the Novel Coronavirus (NCoV), which has killed 18 of the 34 people it has infected, can be passed between people.
The release from the WHO follows reports from France of a second man who has contracted the virus in a very likely case of human-to-human transmission. Saudi Arabia also announced two more deaths from the virus. Continue reading
Scientists have discovered drug-resistant strains of the parasite that causes malaria.
Researchers in Cambodia have found strains unlike any other in the world. The organisms have shown resistance to the top drugs to fight malaria. The likelihood of drug resistant organisms was first suspected in 2008 across southeast Asia. Continue reading
China is reporting four more cases of the H7N9 bird flu.
The H7N9 virus, which has killed two people, is now confirmed to have been found in seven people. Three women, 32, 45 and 48, and one 83-year-old man were diagnosed between March 19th and 21st. Continue reading
Two men in Shanghai, China have died after contracting a new strain of bird flu.
The H7N9 strain has reportedly never been found in humans. Continue reading
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control shows 13 times as many Americans contracted a sexually transmitted infection in 2008 than obtained a college bachelor’s degree.
The rate of new infections in 2008 was 19.7 million, bringing the nation’s total to 110,197,000 total infections. By contract, the number of Americans who obtained a bachelor’s degree that year was 1,524,092. In the 15-to-24 age range, the ratio of infections to degrees was 6 to 1. Continue reading
As news broke of a 15th case and 9th fatality attributed to the recently discovered Novel Coronavirus (NCoV), scientists in Holland have discovered the way the virus infects human cells.
The discovery could provide the key to creating a vaccine against the virus.
The scientists discovered a cell surface protein that connects with the DPP4 receptor in the body. Cells containing the DPP4 receptor are located more in the lower respiratory tract than the upper tract which explains why the virus does not cause flu-like symptoms like other coronoviruses. Continue reading
An outbreak of meningitis among a part of New York’s population has health officials concerned due ot the severity of the disease.
Officials have confirmed 17 cases of the heavily virulent strain and seven of the infected have died. Continue reading
The Centers for Disease Control is warning hospitals about a strain of antibiotic resistant bacteria that has killed up to half the patients that it infects.
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has developed a resistance to what doctors call “last resort antibiotics.” The resistance could result in patients suffering from an incurable infection. Continue reading
Over 8,000 people in Haiti have died from a cholera outbreak directly connected to UN Forces in the nation but their claim for compensation has been denied by the world body. Continue reading
The coronavirus that has killed 6 of 12 confirmed patients has been found to be much more infectious to humans than previously announced by doctors according to a new study by Swiss researchers. Continue reading
