Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Study reports 'staggering' death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms
Is COVID-19 more deadly than the flu?
May 18, 2020
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News tagged with fatality rates
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study challenges reports of low fatality rate for COVID-19
A comparison of daily deaths in Italy since January 2020 with those over the previous five years there indicates that the fatality rate in that country for those infected with the new coronavirus is at least 0.8%, far higher ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The veil begins to lift on coronavirus
Just three months ago, few people even knew the word "coronavirus". But as the disease continues to spread across the globe, infecting and killing thousands, and causing millions to live in self-isolation, it has become a ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why the US is leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases
From the first known patient in late January to now almost 100,000 infected, the United States has earned the unwanted distinction of leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases.
Mar 27, 2020
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Health
Child access prevention laws spare gun deaths in children
U.S. states with laws regulating the storage of firearms in households with minors had a 13 percent reduction in firearm fatalities in children under 15 compared to states with no such regulations, finds a study from Boston ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Coronavirus: latest developments worldwide
The list of countries hit by the coronavirus grows. Mecca suspends entry for pilgrims. Several countries close their schools, stock exchanges plunge.
Feb 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lassa fever deaths in Nigeria rise to 41
The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the beginning of January has risen to 41 as cases were confirmed in more regions, Nigeria's disease control agency said.
Jan 29, 2020
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Lassa fever kills 29 in Nigeria
Nigerian health authorities have announced stepped-up emergency measures to tackle a rise in Lassa fever cases after 29 people died this month.
Jan 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers investigate factors influencing visceral leishmaniasis death
In the Americas, more than 96% of cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)—the most severe form of leishmaniasis— occur in Brazil, where the fatality rate has risen in recent years. Now, researchers report in PLOS Neglected ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for more than 12 months. Today, however, the United States and many other countries ...
Apr 18, 2019
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