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Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another bacterial threat – antibiotic tolerance
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTolerant bacteria are dormant until an antibiotic threat has passed, then reemerge to conduct...
Does the giant blob of seaweed headed to Florida really contain 'flesh-eating' bacteria?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA gargantuan seaweed blob on its way to Florida beaches is filled with plastic and some potentially...
'It’s expanding': Deadly flesh-eating bacteria thrive on East Coast as climate warms, research shows
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA flesh-eating bacteria that kills roughly 20% of its victims and lives in coastal waters is expanding far beyond its original Gulf Coast home, working its way up the East Coast at about 30 ...
The Scariest Germs You Can Catch at the Beach
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe mostly empty Newport Beach in California. - Image: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP) Earlier this month, South Carolina resident Brent Norman had an...
Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShadia Ahmed panicked as rainwater flooded her shack one night, drenching her seven children. After...
Lebanon inspecting new suspected cases of cholera
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLebanon’s health minister said on Friday that authorities are inspecting suspected cases of cholera, less than a day after the cash-strapped country...
The crisis in Haiti, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHaiti. Illustrated | Getty Images The small Caribbean nation of Haiti continues to face a slew of deep-seated humanitarian crises, with NGOs warning that...
Lebanon announces first cholera case in almost 30 years
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLebanon's health ministry on Thursday announced the crisis-hit country's first case of cholera in decades. The announcement comes as neighboring war-torn Syria is struggling to contain a cholera ...
Growing cholera outbreak in Syria infects hundreds, 39 dead
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA deadly cholera outbreak in Syria has killed at least 39 people and infected hundreds more this past month, health officials said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the war-torn country ...
What Is Gastroenteritis?
Health via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGastroenteritis—better known as the stomach flu—is an illness that develops when the lining of your intestines becomes inflamed. The condition often...
