The study suggests that co-infection is an important source of variation in pathogen shedding between individual animals and could influence how likely a disease is to spread. Species similar to the ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing upper respiratory illnesses, stomach bugs and fevers. “As expected due to children being back to school, we are seeing viral ...

Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining. But if you’re currently sick with a respiratory illness, you’re not alone. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Authorities at the Vatican have said that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment, along with a possible surgery. According to ...

Healthcare professionals often recommend continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines for people living with obstructive sleep apnea. A CPAP machine delivers a steady flow of pressurized air ...

Epidemiology of reindeer parasites. "Every Christmas we sing about Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer, but do we give much thought to why his nose is red? The general consensus is that Rudolf has caught a ...

Parasites discovered in Baltimore's drinking water have disappeared, a new test shows. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works discovered a small amount of microscopic parasites known as ...

Up to two billion people globally are infected with soil-transmitted parasitic worms (helminths). Hookworms are a major cause of iron deficiency anemia because they feed on blood in the intestine.

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A presentation at the National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition focused on the latest on COVID-19 vaccination. Respiratory virus season is here, according to David Ha, ...