Adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have an increased risk for hospitalization, according to a study published online in the August issue of the American Journal ...
Aug 28, 2024
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More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever.
Aug 28, 2024
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Planet Earth—a mere speck in our universe—is home to more viruses than there are stars in the cosmos. They exist at life's outer limit, performing a delicate dance that has lasted eons but can turn in an instant. Not ...
Aug 27, 2024
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As winter rolls on in Australia, respiratory viruses are everywhere. One of the main culprits is respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which has caused more than 145,000 infections around the country so far this year. Most ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related diseases such as chronic hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancers afflict a large number of people worldwide. A recent study from Korea University suggests that treatment with direct-acting ...
Aug 20, 2024
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An insect-borne virus that can cause birth defects and deaths has prompted warnings from the United States for travelers headed to locales in South America and the Caribbean.
Aug 20, 2024
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West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., with an average of 2,464 reported cases per year.
Aug 19, 2024
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You wake with a sore throat and realize you are sick. Is this going to be a two-day or a two-week illness? Should you go to a doctor or just go to bed?
Jul 31, 2024
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An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study.
Jul 26, 2024
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Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from ...
Jul 25, 2024
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