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A quadruple whammy of viruses – flu, COVID, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV – is hitting the U.S. as the year comes to a close. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
Unfortunately, norovirus infections can and do happen. “Norovirus is a ubiquitous virus that everyone experiences multiple times in their life,” Adalja says. The best you can do is try to ...
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
New Scientist said that an H5N1 virus infecting a human could acquire all the abilities it needs to become a pandemic virus by swapping genes with a human virus infecting the same individual. [ 100 ] On December 6, the USDA announced a new mandate to test the national milk supply for bird flu as part of efforts to combat the virus's spread ...
A common stomach bug is surging, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the week of December 5, there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported, up from 69 ...
[110] [167] The BBC also made it clear that the genetic sequences of the virus, as far as is known, date back to a West African strain. [110] Some online misinformation also included claims that the COVID-19 vaccine included mpox or that mpox was going to be used to justify new widespread lockdowns akin to those that occurred during COVID-19. [168]
An emergent virus (or emerging virus) is a virus that is either newly appeared, notably increasing in incidence/geographic range or has the potential to increase in the near future. [1] Emergent viruses are a leading cause of emerging infectious diseases and raise public health challenges globally, given their potential to cause outbreaks of ...
The 2023-2024 norovirus season is well underway in the United States. Cases of the highly contagious stomach bug, which causes diarrhea and vomiting, are climbing steadily across the country.