Tag: Spread

Human body lice could harbor the plague and spread it through biting

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Rats and their fleas take the rap for spreading the plague, but lice that infest people may share the blame.

Human body lice can harbor plague-causing bacteria and can transmit the disease by biting, researchers report May 21 in PLOS Biology.

Some studies have suggested that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes the plague, spread too quickly during the Black Death of 1346 to 1353 and other outbreaks to be the sole work of rats and fleas (

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It’s not just Devon: Map reveals faeces contaminated tap water has been detected in TEN areas of England and Wales as experts warn that ongoing cryptosporidium outbreak could spread

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Could you be one of an estimated 44million drinking water supplies potentially contaminated by faeces, according to official data?

MailOnline’s fascinating map reveals which water supplies recorded breaches for bacteria commonly found in the digestive systems of animals and people in water supplies in the UK. 

It comes as 22 cases of a parasite called cryptosporidium, which most commonly enters water supplies via contamination of faeces, have been detected in Devon.

Cryptosporidium infection causes people to suffer weeks of diarrhoea

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Whooping cough outbreak that’s killed five newborn babies ‘could be biggest in 40 years’: Alarm over rapid spread of ‘100-day cough’ as experts beg pregnant women to get vaccinated

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Pregnant women were today urged to get vaccinated against whooping cough amid a worrying surge in cases that has already killed five babies. 

As a few as a quarter of expectant mothers have had the pertussis jab – offered between 16 and 32 weeks — in parts of London. 

Similarly low levels are seen in other parts of the capital and Birmingham. 

Experts today warned the outbreak could be the biggest ‘of the last 40 years’. 

Almost 3,000 cases have

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How we became ‘Plastic People’: Startling new documentary tracks global spread of toxic microplastics from the bottom of oceans to inside the human brain – and how it all started with the 1950s throwaway living idea

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From the summit of Mount Everest to the deep depths of the Marianna Trench – and even our brains. Microplastics – tiny substances linked to cancer, infertility and a host of health issues – are found everywhere.

A new film, called ‘Plastic People,’ has tracked the particle problem to the 1950s when the plastic industry convinced the public to abandon their thrift and frugality in favor of disposable products more beneficial to their bottom line.

The documentary team zeroed

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Doctors mistook my colon cancer symptoms for ‘exhaustion’ and ‘hemorrhoids’ – now it’s spread to my liver and I’m running out of options

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A Missouri woman who has warned young ‘healthy, active’ people to ‘listen to their body’, after her colon cancer symptoms were dismissed by doctors as exhaustion and hemorrhoids.

Jill MacDonald was a ‘sporty’ 36 year-old who loved physical activity and took pride in cooking herself balanced nutritious meals.

Never did she expect that she’d be diagnosed with a disease that, in half of cases, can be attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle.

By the time Jill MacDonald’s cancer was eventually spotted,

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The eerie truth about New York’s FAKE buildings: Inside the very mysterious structures spread throughout the city – and the sinister conspiracy theories that lurk behind their doors

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If you’re taking a stroll through Brooklyn Heights, you may unknowingly stumble upon 58 Joralemon Street – one of New York City’s many ‘fake buildings.’

On the outside, it looks like your average townhouse, but behind the rustic, red-brick façade lies a steel girder filled with various technologies that are vital for the function of New York City’s train system

Disguised as a stunning three-story family home in the heart of Brooklyn, hundreds of people pass it everyday unknowing that

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‘USA go to hell’: Scenes of rage spread around the world again as Pro-Palestine protesters take to the streets condemning Biden and Israel ahead of Gaza ground invasion

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Angry anti-Israel protests have erupted across the world today after Hamas leaders demanded thousands of demonstrators take to the streets and target Israeli and US embassies ahead of an imminent ground invasion of Gaza. 

The demonstrations were staged after Friday prayers in Muslim communities across the world – including in Bangladesh, South Korea, Egypt and Iraq – with thousands of protesters condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza and showing support for the two million Palestinians who are trapped in the war-torn

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Prognosen zum Spread, Quoten, Top-25-Spiele in Woche 4

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Vielleicht waren Sie nicht wirklich zufrieden mit dem Mangel an Top-25-Matches, die in den ersten drei Wochen der College-Football-Saison 2023 bisher auf dem Spielplan standen. Nun, in Woche 4 haben Sie Glück. Der bisher ereignisreichste Samstag der Saison bietet sechs verschiedene Begegnungen zwischen Ranglistengegnern aus vier der Power-Five-Konferenzen.

Die Big Ten und Pac-12 mögen nach der Neuausrichtung der Konferenz nicht freundlich sein, aber sie haben am Samstag die meisten Teams im Rampenlicht. Nr. 6 Ohio State besucht Nr. 9 Notre

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‘Eris’ Covid-19 variant dominant in U.S.: symptoms, background, spread

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New variant does not currently prompt concern

Medical experts have said that EG.5 does not seem to cause more severe illness than previous strains of the coronavirus, and no figures from the White House or Capitol Hill have issued strong statements on the matter. The CDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The World Health Organization has begun tracking EG.5, but has not labeled it as a variant of interest or concern. In comparison, the XBB.1.5 strain,

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Nose-picking found to spread COVID among health care workers: new study

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As if you needed another reason to avoid picking your nose, the unsanitary habit could increase the risk of contracting COVID, according to a new study from Amsterdam University Medical Centers.

A total of 219 health care workers in the Netherlands completed a survey on their habits and physical features, then were later tested for COVID antibodies between March and October 2020.

A total of 185 respondents (85%) admitted to “habitual” nose-picking on a monthly, weekly or daily basis.

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