Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research examines what made the COVID pandemic end so abruptly

During the winter of 2020 and 2021, the US saw deaths from COVID-19 reach 250,000. The following year, this number surged by a third to 330,000. But from August 2022 to March 2023, the number of deaths related to COVID-19 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says droplets a 'minor' route of mpox transmission

The WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the outbreak is spreading.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A case of tick-borne Powassan virus in a child

With tick-borne viruses such as Powassan virus increasing in Canada, clinicians should consider these infections in patients with encephalitis, as a case study shows in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Genetics

Synergistic mutations found in omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Certain changes in the genetic material of pathogens can alter their ability to infect human cells or protect them better from defense by the immune system. Researchers were able to observe this effect particularly impressively ...

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