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About Lyme Disease
June 8, 2024
KEY POINTS Overview In the United States, Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii. It occurs most commonly in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and upper-Midwest regions. Lyme disease bacteria are spread to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include
Flu vs COVID: Stark Disparity in Vaccination and Deaths
June 7, 2024
In the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed about half that amount. Yet half as many people received the updated COVID booster as those who got the flu shot — even though
CDC Makes Public Influenza A Wastewater Data to Assist Bird Flu Probe
June 6, 2024
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday released data on influenza A found in wastewater in a public dashboard that could assist in tracking the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that has infected cattle
Current U.S. Bird Flu Situation in Humans
May 30, 2024
Background Avian influenza Type A viruses (bird flu viruses) do not normally infect people, but rare cases of human infection have occurred with some bird flu viruses. Illnesses in humans from bird flu virus infections have ranged in severity from
Scientists Await Updates on H5N1 Situation in Canada
May 23, 2024
As the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread among poultry and cattle in the United States — and has infected a dairy worker in Texas — public health and infectious diseases experts in Canada are eagerly awaiting the latest
How to Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
May 22, 2024
What is prediabetes? Before developing type 2 diabetes, most people have prediabetes. This is when their blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough yet for a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. In the United States, about 98 million
Water quality
May 21, 2024
Water quality is measured by several factors, such as the concentration of dissolved oxygen, bacteria levels, the amount of salt (or salinity), or the amount of material suspended in the water (turbidity). In some bodies of water, the concentration of
Congenital Syphilis Prevention Challenges, Pacific Coast of Colombia2
May 20, 2024
Results General Description During the study period, 5,172 admissions of pregnant women to the PCP were identified. Among those, we excluded 1,589 (30.7%) duplicate records and 205 (4.0%) records with insufficient information. In total, we analyzed 3,378 records. The median
Congenital Syphilis Prevention Challenges, Pacific Coast of Colombia1
May 19, 2024
Congenital syphilis is an infectious disease that is transmitted from a mother with syphilis to the fetus during pregnancy or childbirth and is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum (1). Globally, congenital syphilis is an infectious disease of high interest for public
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Animals: Interim Recommendations for Prevention, Monitoring, and Public Health Investigations
May 17, 2024
Summary The purpose of this guidance is to outline CDC’s recommendations for preventing exposures to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses, infection prevention and control measures including the use of personal protective equipment, testing, antiviral treatment, patient investigations, monitoring of exposed
Teprotumumab Treats Thyroid Eye Disease Across Age
May 12, 2024
NEW ORLEANS — Teprotumumab (Tepezza) works equally well in both older and younger patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and regardless of TED duration, new data suggest. TED is an autoimmune disease characterized by orbital inflammation and expansion of fat and muscles around the
Hepatitis Kills 3500 People Each Day, Says WHO
May 11, 2024
The number of deaths from viral hepatitis worldwide increased from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022. These figures equate to approximately 3500 deaths per day due to the disease, which is the second leading cause of mortality from infectious
