CDC warns pet DOGS could start spreading new deadly flesh-eating parasite to humans in the US
Researchers from the University of Iowa, US Army Veterinary Services, Johns Hopkins University and the CDC warned the disease could jump from dogs to insects and start spreading among insects. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Flesh-eating parasite almost sent me BLIND in one eye... but what's scarier is where I caught it
EXCLUSIVE: Shereen-Fay Griffin, from Crayford in Kent, went swimming as normal at a local leisure centre in August last year. But just two days later the 38-year-old's left eye became itchy and sore. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Tropical Skin Infection Spread by Sand Flies Is Spreading in the U.S.
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 -- Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be the latest to join this growing list.
The Leishmania parasite... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Parasitic worms may control minds of insects with ‘borrowed’ genes
Adult horsehair worms look about how you’d expect given their name: They’re long, noodlelike creatures that resemble wiggling horse hairs. They live and reproduce in water, but their young only develop inside the bodies of other animals—usually terrestrial insects such as praying mantises. Once they’ve finished growing inside their unwitting vessel, the worms must convince their hosts to drown themselves to complete their life cycle. How these parasites manage to lethally manipulate their hosts has long puzzled scientists. Researchers behind a new study published today in
Current Biology
suggest
hors...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Kenya: Tapeworm Is Spreading in Kenya - Demand for Meat Brings Parasite to New Areas
[The Conversation Africa] Echinococcus granulosus, a type of tapeworm, is a harmful parasite that affects 1 million people worldwide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Sanitation-related violence against women in informal settlements in Kenya: a quantitative analysis - Winter SC, Johnson L, Dzombo MN.
INTRODUCTION: Approximately 3.6 billion people around the world do not have access to safe sanitation options. Those lacking access are not only at risk of diarrheal disease, other tropical diseases, and parasitic infections, they are at greater risk of ex... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
How to survive the invasion of LES BEDBUGS... Vacuum your plug sockets, put your clothes in the freezer but do NOT burn your mattress or use a spray
Since an unprecedented outbreak of the blood-sucking parasites in France, experts have warned it was only a matter of time before they made their way to the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Parasite Heard 'Round the World
(MedPage Today) -- A few weeks back, shock and awe gripped the media after a report in Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) described a 3-inch nematode removed from the brain of a long-suffering woman in Australia.
Honestly? was the initial reaction... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.
It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news
Bed Bugs Aren ’t Just a Problem In Paris. Here’s Why
The news reports are alarming to say the least. Paris, the city known for its style, cuisine, and amour, has a bed bug problem. Video of the insects crawling over Metro seats, in hotels, and swarming buses and movie theaters swept the internet, and bed bug anxiety reached a new high.
But what’s behind the Parisian invasion? How did bed bugs launch such a widespread infestation of the city? With Paris hosting the first Olympics in the post-COVID-19 era next summer, those questions aren’t just matters for idle conversation.
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The reality is that the infestation di...
Source: TIME: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
What ’s really going on with Paris’s bedbug crisis? – podcast
The Guardian ’s Paris correspondent, Angelique Chrisafis, tells Madeleine Finlay about the explosion in bedbug sightings in the city, and how residents and officials have reacted. And Prof Jerome Goddard explains what makes the creatures so difficult to eradicate, and why the biggest threat they pose may be to our mental healthClips: Tiktok, ITV, NBC, LeFigaroRead more Guardian reporting on this story.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Angelique Chrisafis; sound design by Joel Cox; the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Insects Paris Parasite Europe Animals France Source Type: news
Warning to holidaymakers as post-Covid travel boom sparks record spike in cases of parasitic worms
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 1,000 cases of travel-associated infections were detected in the UK last year. A post-Covid travel boom to exotic destinations may be to blame, experts say. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Approves Second Malaria Vaccine for Children
[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world's first shot against the parasitic disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - October 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria Source Type: news
A ‘ Widespread ’ Bedbug Outbreak Is Taking Over Paris During Fashion Week
Away from the glamor of Paris’ ongoing Fashion Week, French officials have warned of a “widespread” outbreak of bedbugs across public spaces in the capital. With tourists expected to flock to the city next year for the 2024 Olympics, concerns about health and safety implications are rising.
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Transport Minister Clement Beaune has vowed to “reassure and protect” the public by convening a meeting of public transport operators this week to establish countermeasures against the blood-sucking pests which have been spotted in cinemas, at Charles-d...
Source: TIME: Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Armani Syed Tags: Uncategorized Explainer Source Type: news
UN authorizes second malaria vaccine. Experts warn not enough to stop disease spread
The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and a more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
