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Infant infected with rare tick-borne virus on Martha’s Vineyard

Infant infected with rare tick-borne virus on Martha’s Vineyard

Local News While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. CDC via AP, File A 1-month-old infant on Martha’s Vineyard …

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My cracked tooth led to a deadly brain condition after becoming infected… here’s the symptom that diagnosed me

My cracked tooth led to a deadly brain condition after becoming infected… here’s the symptom that diagnosed me

A man’s seemingly benign tooth infection spiraled into a deadly brain condition. Graham Bell, a 61-year-old father-of-two from the UK, was preparing for a day trip with his wife, Sue, in March when he came down with a severe headache.  Sue also noticed her husband’s face ‘had fallen to one side,’ which is usually a sign of a stroke. However, after …

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Clackamas County resident treated for rabies after encounter with infected bat

Clackamas County resident treated for rabies after encounter with infected bat

Clackamas County health officials say a bat found in a Molalla home tested positive for rabies. The bat was captured after it came into contact with a resident in the home. The animal was euthanized, and the Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed the bat tested positive for rabies on Friday. The county said the Molalla resident has been …

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Covid aged our brains, even if you weren’t infected

Covid aged our brains, even if you weren’t infected

Scientists watched the pandemic reshape hospitals, jobs, and politics, but a new set of brain scans hints that it also reshaped the organ inside our skulls. People who were never infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed brains that looked a few months older than expected. This suggests that merely living through lockdowns, uncertainty, and social upheaval left a subtle neurological …

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Culling of infected cows shortens Tour de France stage

Culling of infected cows shortens Tour de France stage

LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 129.9 kilometers (80.5 miles) long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers (57.7 miles), according to the official …

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Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France

Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France

LA PLAGNE, France — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 80.5 miles long but trimmed to 57.7 miles, according to the official Tour website’s stage map on …

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How incel language infected the mainstream internet

How incel language infected the mainstream internet

This excerpt from Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language has been abridged for online publication. The book is out on July 15th. The modern-­day incel is entirely an invention of the twenty-­first century. Before the internet, lonely men simply didn’t have a way to gather and share ideas. That all began to change in …

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