What Are the Risks of Cleaning With Bleach and Other Disinfectants? – The New York Times
Our use of antimicrobial cleaners spiked during the pandemic. Given the potential long-term health risks, it might be worth cutting
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Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says
Even if C. auris moves beyond health care facilities and into communities, it’s unlikely to become a problem for healthy
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Statement on the update of WHO’s working definitions and tracking system for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest
The Omicron viruses account for over 98% of the publicly available sequences since February 2022 and constitute the genetic background
Tap water, containing brain-eating amoebas, caused Florida man’s death – The Jerusalem Post
A man in Florida died as a result of contracting a brain-eating infection known as Naegleria Fowleri, that he caught
Drug-resistant strain of Shigella bacteria prompts warning from CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Friday about an increase in an antibiotic-resistant strain of
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11-Year-Old Girl in Cambodia Dies of H5N1 Bird Flu
An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has reportedly died after contracting H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, while her father
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Fifth person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say | The Hill
Researchers from Germany say a man has been cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant that was performed after
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Bird flu leaves the world with an existential choice – The Atlantic
After three bleak years, the coronavirus pandemic is finally drawing to a close, but pandemics as a general threat very
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Equatorial Guinea confirms country’s first Marburg virus disease outbreak -WHO | Reuters
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola,
While COVID raged, another deadly threat was on the rise – Los Angeles Times
Amid the new threat of the coronavirus, an old one was also quietly on the rise: More people have suffered
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