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Aileen Moynagh BBC News NI health reporter Pharmacy student Amy Symington was a fit and healthy hockey player until she became ill in February 2024 A 21-year-old student who had to learn to walk again after being struck down by an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” has said she has been left with the hip of a 70-year-old. Amy Symington developed MRSA in …

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Eight deaths have been reported in Florida due to a “flesh-eating” bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 13 total cases of Vibrio vulnificus across 11 counties, as reported by local outlets. Last year, the state reported even higher numbers: 82 cases and 19 deaths. DEADLY BACTERIAL OUTBREAK INFECTS …

Aging Spreads Through The Body Like An Infection, And This Protein Could Be To Blame  Study Finds Source link

Dare County reports two cases of Vibrio infection, issues guidance on water-related illnesses  The Outer Banks Voice Deadly ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria cases rise along Gulf Coast, doctors warn  ABC News Vibrio Vulnificus Cases Rising In Southern US  The Weather Channel How to protect yourself against flesh-eating bacteria — as deadly infection sweeps 5 states  New York Post 32 cases, 8 deaths from ‘flesh-eating’ infection recorded …

A Gulf Coast state is reporting an increase in deadly bacteria cases this summer. Health officials in Louisiana say there have been 17 cases of Vibrio vulnificus so far this year, and four have been fatal. That’s up from an average of seven cases and one death annually over the same time period the previous 10 years, the state health …

Discussion This report describes the public health response to two cases of B. procyonis eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in unrelated pediatric patients reported during a short period (September 2024) in Los Angeles County, California. Few cases of B. procyonis eosinophilic meningoencephalitis have been documented in the United States (5,9), and most of these patients have been young, male children with developmental disabilities, …

It’s called the ‘silent’ infection. When was the last time you were tested?  WLTX WHO urges action on hepatitis, announcing hepatitis D as carcinogenic  World Health Organization (WHO) Millions in Europe unknowingly living with hepatitis, officials warn  Euronews.com World Hepatitis Day: Why India’s Hepatitis crisis needs urgent attention  The Hindu World Hepatitis Day highlights optimism and challenges of eliminating viral hepatitis  Yahoo Finance Source link

Long before becoming a patient, Ilene Sue Ruhoy was a prominent neurologist in Seattle, accustomed to treating disease.  She had been practicing for a decade when, in 2014, she noticed mounting fatigue, dizziness, nausea, migraines, and irritability that various doctors chalked up to stress, a hormone imbalance, and a sinus infection. None of them, she felt, truly listened or took …

Infection From Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy in South Carolina  The New York Times Death confirmed from rare and deadly ‘brain-eating amoeba’ in southern lake  Fox News Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms  CBS News Brain-eating amoeba case in the US: The first symptoms you should never ignore  Times of India Community supports family of amoeba infection victim  WIS News 10 Source …

Brain-eating amoeba infection confirmed in SC Midlands, health officials say  The State Department of Public Health confirms case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina  WIS News 10 Infection caused by brain-eating amoeba confirmed in South Carolina  WBTV Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in S.C.: What you need to know  WRDW Brain-eating amoeba case that’s ‘nearly always fatal’ reported in South Carolina  WSB-TV Source link