Category: Infectious diseases
October 22, 2018 – AFM
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Anchor lead: A disturbing condition called acute flaccid myelytis is now in 22 states in the US, Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that follows what seems to be a garden variety upper respiratory infection, causing muscle …
October 19, 2018 – Reducing Severity
October 18, 2018 – Flu Deaths
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Anchor lead: About 80,000 people died last year due to influenza infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports Influenza and its complications killed over 80,000 people last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. Lisa Maragakis, senior director of infection …
October 12, 2018 – Genes and TB
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Anchor lead: Taking a look at all the genes in tuberculosis can help design more effective treatments, Elizabeth Tracey reports A look at genes, mutations, and resistance to drugs in tuberculosis bacteria published recently in the New England Journal of …
October 11, 2018 – Need for TB Vaccine
October 10, 2018 – TB Vaccine
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Anchor lead: A new vaccine against tuberculosis brings hope, Elizabeth Tracey reports A new tuberculosis vaccine protects about 50% of the people who receive it from contracting the infection, a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found. …