Tag: infectious
Pope suffers from infectious bronchitis and responds well to treatment
The news from Rome is encouraging. Pope Francis, hospitalized since Wednesday, suffers from “infectious bronchitis” but is receiving antibiotic treatment which has allowed a “marked improvement” in his state of…
Turkey and Syria: Concerns about infectious diseases in the earthquake area
Turkey and Syria Concern about infectious diseases in the earthquake area Debris in Turkey’s Hatay. photo © Clodagh Kilcoyne/POOL REUTERS/AP/dpa Two weeks after the earthquake disaster, the search work in…
After earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Concerns about infectious diseases are growing
As of: 02/20/2023 6:09 p.m After the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the clean-up work is progressing. According to the Turkish government, the drinking water supply should be restored as…
Infectious proteins also in Down’s dementia – Down’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s are more similar than previously thought
Amazingly similar: Misfolded amyloid beta and tau proteins can also accumulate in the brains of people with Down syndrome. As in Alzheimer’s dementia, these plaques can transfer their misfolding to…
“We are still waiting for the plateau of this 8th wave”, points out infectious disease specialist Denis Malvy
No, we are not yet rid of the Covid. Professor Denis Malvy, infectious disease specialist at the Bordeaux University Hospital and member of the health risk monitoring and anticipation committee,…
Infectious disease: Ebola infections in Uganda: travel ban imposed
infectious disease Ebola infections in Uganda: travel ban imposed The remote Ugandan community of Mubende is facing its first Ebola outbreak. photo © Hajarah Nalwadda/AP/dpa More than 11,000 people died…
Infectious disease: almost three dozen cholera deaths in Haiti
infectious disease Nearly three dozen cholera deaths in Haiti A child infected with cholera receives medical treatment. photo © Mohammed Mohammed/XinHua/dpa Haiti threatens to sink into chaos: gangs try to…
Potentially infectious coronavirus in Russian bats – coronavirus can dock to the human ACE2 receptor, but does not (yet) make you ill
Potential danger? A coronavirus discovered in Russian bats can infect human cells, cell culture tests reveal. In them, this virus, known as Khosta-2, docked onto the human ACE2 receptor and…
Infectious diseases: more money for the fight against epidemics
Status: 08.09.2022 11:28 a.m The federal government is increasing its financial aid for the global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. 1.3 billion are to go to a global fund.…
Infectious disease: First monkeypox deaths in Europe
infectious disease First monkeypox deaths in Europe A man is vaccinated against monkeypox in Barcelona, Spain. photo © Francisco Seco/AP/dpa A week ago, the WHO declared the monkeypox outbreak an…