Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What will it be like when COVID-19 becomes endemic?
With much of the world still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, experts predict the virus will become endemic.
Aug 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Global infection outbreaks, unique diseases rising since 1980
Enterovirus. Tuberculosis. Cholera. Measles. Various strains of the flu and hepatitis. The number of infectious disease outbreaks and the number of unique illnesses causing them appear to be increasing around the globe, according ...
Oct 28, 2014
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For each day's delay in social distancing, a COVID-19 outbreak lasts days longer
A new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities has found that places that took longer to begin implementing social distancing measures spent more time with the virus rapidly spreading than others that acted more quickly.
Jun 1, 2020
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Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world.
Apr 21, 2020
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Pandemic vs. endemic vs. outbreak: Terms to know
Understanding epidemiological terms such as pandemic, endemic, and outbreak can be confusing. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh offers some insight.
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists a step closer to predicting epidemics
Ecologists at the University of Georgia have taken an important step in their efforts to develop an early warning system for infectious disease outbreaks.
Jul 13, 2018
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'Triple contagion': How fears influence coronavirus transmission
A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks incorporates fear—both of disease and of vaccines—to better understand how pandemics can occur in multiple waves of infections, like those we are seeing ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Only 5 percent of us wash hands correctly, research says
Remember Mom's advice about washing your hands thoroughly after using the restroom? Apparently not.
Jun 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Refugees escape war, but face new threat in Europe - germs
Having survived perilous escapes from war zones, refugees find themselves assailed anew in Europe by germs proliferating in crowded, unsanitary camps that could become outbreak hotspots, infectious disease experts have warned.
Apr 10, 2016
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Countdown to the introduction of a norovirus vaccine
Noroviruses are believed to make up half of all food-borne disease outbreaks in the United States, causing incapacitating (and often violent) stomach flu. These notorious human pathogens are responsible for 90 percent of ...
Feb 17, 2012
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