Reuters and WHO report that approximately 2500 people have been infected with typhoid in Deir al-Zor, an area of Syria held by rebel forces. With
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A sixty-year-old diabetic man was admitted to the Hospital Escuela in Honduras on Feb. 1. He had been suffering from a severe gangrene around his
A sixty-year-old diabetic man was admitted to the Hospital Escuela in Honduras on Feb. 1. He had been suffering from a severe gangrene around his
A report published by the CDC shows reductions of several types of health care-associated infections (HAIs) over the last five years. The report, called the
In 2001, the city of Vienna, Austria noticed a strange and sudden disappearance of its Eurasion Blackbird population. Researchers and scientists were equally puzzled by
The U.K. Health Protection Agency has confirmed two cases of the novel coronavirus this week. First, the facts. The first case, confirmed in a press
Amidst the ongoing battle against the flu, Americans now have a new virus with which to contend– one that is more infectious and more persistent than its
In a recent study published online by Immunity this January, researchers have been able to successfully isolate four antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from
Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that dengue is the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease. As reported by Reuters, dengue is a threat that
Nebraska’s cattle are facing an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), a viral disease that usually occurs in deer of North America. Severe epidemics periodically