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An immunocompromised man endured ongoing acute COVID-19 for more than 750 days. During this time, he experienced persistent respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized five times. In spite of its duration, the man’s condition differs from long COVID as it wasn’t a case of symptoms lingering once the virus had cleared out, but the viral phase of SARS-CoV-2 that continued for …

LA County reports child died from rare measles complication after infection in infancy  Reuters L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  The Washington Post Child’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an Infection  Scientific American L.A. child dies from complication of measles infection contracted in infancy  Los Angeles Times Child dies from complication of measles …

L.A. County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  The Washington Post Los Angeles County child dies of rare measles complication years after infection  CNN Child dies from SSPE, a rare measles-related complication, LA County Public Health officials say  ABC7 Los Angeles Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier  AP News Los Angeles County child dies from complications caused by …

A school-age child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare complication of measles after contracting the disease in infancy, the county public health department announced Thursday. The child — who was not old enough to be vaccinated at the time of infection — died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a fatal progressive brain disorder that strikes roughly 1 in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health department said Thursday. The child was infected before they were eligible to receive the measles vaccine, the agency says; the first vaccination is recommended between 12 months and 15 months of age, followed by …

IN A NUTSHELL 🦕 Researchers discovered 80-million-year-old fossils in Brazil, highlighting the presence of osteomyelitis in sauropod dinosaurs. 🔍 Advanced analysis techniques revealed distinct lesions on the bones, providing insights into the disease’s progression. 🌿 Environmental factors, such as arid climates and stagnant water, likely facilitated the spread of the infection. 📚 The findings enhance our understanding of dinosaur health …

COLDWATER, Mich. — A high school tuberculosis (TB) infection was confirmed Friday. In a letter to Coldwater High School (CHS) parents and staff, Coldwater Community Schools (CCS) and Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA ) officials confirmed a person affiliated with CHS has TB and is undergoing treatment. The letter did not detail any additional information about the confirmed case, …

A man who suffered a bite from his dog contracted the life-threatening infection sepsis and has been left permanently disfigured.   The man, from Australia, was asleep in his bed when his dog laid down next to him. Not knowing his dog was there, the anonymous man rolled over and accidentally punched his dog in the face. Startled, the pet bit …

Despite a rough sinus infection, George Clooney put on a brave face to be at the red carpet world premiere of his new movie, Jay Kelly, in Venice last night. The infection knocked him out of the festival’s press conference and other media duties, however, and we now understand from sources that he also won’t be able to fly to …

It’s true that there is no single test that can diagnose Pans or Pandas, nor a biomarker that definitively signals their presence. Brain changes associated with these conditions are also so subtle that they don’t show up to the naked eye on imaging tests, Frankovich says. “When the radiologist reads the MRI, they’re looking with their eyeballs and they’re like, …