Doctors in Australia found a three-inch live parasitic worm in a woman’s brain during surgery after they spent more than a year trying to find the cause of her distress.
Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come
Hospitalizations are still low but are on the rise in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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We Have Unfinished Business With These Three Killer Diseases
We can get back to the essential business of preventing infectious diseases by eliminating tuberculosis, malaria and polio once and for all.
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26 Sickened in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Small Turtles, CDC Says
Twenty-six people have been sickened in recent months in an outbreak linked to small turtles, health officials said.
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3 Die in N.Y. Area From Infection Spread Through Seawater and Oysters
The bacteria is found in raw seafood, like oysters, and warm, brackish waters. Climate change may increase the risk of infections from the deadly bacteria farther north.