Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last eight months or more
New data suggest that nearly all COVID-19 survivors have the immune cells necessary to fight re-infection.
Jan 6, 2021
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News tagged with initial infection
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher identifies potential cause of 'long COVID'
Even though the COVID-19 public health emergency classification will expire this spring, the lingering effects of the pandemic remain. A constant puzzle to solve since the first year of the pandemic has been "long COVID," ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Commercial water purification system may have caused pathogen infection in four hospitalized patients
A study of four cardiac surgery patients in one hospital found that they developed Mycobacterium abscessus infections, a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, potentially due to a commercial water purifier. The ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Long COVID: With no treatment options, it's little wonder people are seeking unproven therapies like 'blood washing'
A recent investigation published by the British Medical Journal revealed that long COVID patients are traveling abroad to seek expensive "blood washing" treatment.
Jul 22, 2022
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Prolonged inflammation associated with long COVID restored to healthy levels within two years post-infection: Study
The long-term symptoms observed in some individuals post-COVID-19 are associated with a sustained systemic inflammation, according to researchers from the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs) in Singapore and ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover how hepatitis C 'ghosts' our immune system
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how the highly infectious and sometimes deadly hepatitis C virus (HCV) "ghosts" our immune system and remains undiagnosed in many people. They report their findings today ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Hookworm infection may cause cognitive impairment earlier than thought
Evidence from the lab of Raffi Aroian, Ph.D., shows that short-term human hookworm infection, even at low levels, can cause rapid, acute and measurable cognitive impairments in spatial memory among a mammalian animal model. ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sick with the flu? Here's why you feel so bad
"You never forget the flu." This is the title of the Victorian health department's current campaign, which highlights people's recollections of having the flu.
Jun 14, 2019
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Six in ten people with COVID-19 still have a least one symptom a year later, long COVID study reveals
Six in ten people with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom a year later, a new study being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
Blood clotting may be the root cause of long COVID syndrome
New evidence shows that patients with long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue.
Aug 16, 2021
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