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Emerging Threat: New RNA Virus Found in Human Neurons
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoResearchers discovered Apocryptovirus odysseus, a new RNA virus linked to severe inflammation in Toxoplasma gondii-infected humans. An international team led by researchers ...
Body lice: Symptoms, treatment, and more
Medical News Today· 19 hours agoBody lice lay eggs on clothing, feed on human blood, and can transmit disease to humans. People without housing and living in crowded conditions have a...
Disease from parasite in US water supply might finally be treatable
Newsweek· 3 days agoThis discovery of how this organism selects its sex may help researchers develop treatments or...
They’re young and athletic — and ill with a condition called POTS
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoKaleigh Levine was running drills in the gym with her lacrosse team at Notre Dame College in South...
Family Contracts Rare Parasite After Dining on Wild Bear Kebabs
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn 2000, bear meat infected with the parasite landed five people in hospital after it was served to a group of 78 in northern Saskatchewan. At the...19 people who ate the ...
Swimmer's itch rash: See Ohio beaches with advisories, treatment, prevention information
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe parasite burrows into the skin of the swimmer and the immune system reacts, causing a rash. It's important to note that swimmer's itch is not contagious. The ...
Don’t touch baby animals; mom’s not far away | Times News Online
Times News· 3 hours ago“Well-intentioned people might step in to help a young animal that appears to be alone, not...
Thames Water warns hundreds of people in Surrey not to drink tap water
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEarlier this month, health officials confirmed 22 cases of cryptosporidiosis in Brixham, Devon, with...
Deadly kitten experiments funded by NIH at UC-Davis halted
WJLA· 6 days agoMeet Delilah and Petite. The first two cats adopted from a Beltsville, Maryland lab in 2019, found a...
Bear meat for dinner? Follow these steps to prevent parasitic infection, CDC says
Fox News· 6 days agoEating undercooked meat from wild game animals can cause a rare illness known as trichinellosis,...