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Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms
Live Science via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThis infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory...
Access to handwashing, other measures lower risk of household Ebola spread, data suggest
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 3 days agoDirect contact, especially providing nursing care for or sleeping in the same space as the index ...
3rd person in US infected with bird flu: What to know about symptoms and transmission
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThree people in US and Australian child infected with bird flu. What are the symptoms in humans?...
How Michigan became ground zero for H5 avian influenza in the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago"The virus behaves different in each species," said Cernak, whose work centers on developing new...
Whooping cough cases on the rise nationwide
CBS News· 3 days ago"It's contagious from the very start of symptoms, from those head cold-like symptoms, runny nose, and sore throat, and it's contagious through the...
Third person in US tests positive for bird flu in connection to outbreak in dairy cattle
CNN.com· 4 days agoA third person in the US has tested positive for H5 bird flu in connection to an ongoing outbreak in...
US will make millions of bird flu vaccines this summer
Medical Xpress· 14 hours agoSince the outbreak in livestock began this spring, bird flu has been confirmed in three humans who...
Varicella Outbreak Among Recent Arrivals ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 5 days agoAlthough varicella causes mild-to-moderate symptoms in most people, serious complications, including pneumonia and death, can occur. Varicella vaccine is...
Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
NPR· 18 hours agoThese results suggest to Hinnebusch an efficient way for lice to transmit plague to and between people — by biting them. That is, he says, “Lice have more potential to transmit plague directly ...
Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say
US News & World Report· 6 days agoThe H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry in the United States, increasing fears that the virus will make the leap into humans and potentially cause another ...