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This week’s topics include Zika and microcephaly, getting a handle on HIV in Africa, the impact of mortality data reporting, and suicides among US military. Program notes: 0:34 Suicidality among Army enlistees 1:38 Likely in second month of enlistment 2:36 …
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Anchor lead: Can public awareness drive a vaccine for CMV infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a problem, but possibly even greater is cytomegalovirus, or CMV, research by Ravit Boger, a pediatric infectious disease expert at …
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Anchor lead: Exposure to the CMV virus during pregnancy may lead to learning disabilities in children, Elizabeth Tracey reports CMV, or cytomegalovirus, is an important cause of newborn abnormalities worldwide, likely a much bigger problem than Zika, Ravit Boger, a …
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Anchor lead: If you’re worried about Zika virus infection, perhaps you should think of another virus, too, Elizabeth Tracey reports Cytomegalovirus, abbreviated CMV, is a highly infectious virus that most likely far outstrips Zika virus infections during pregnancy as a …
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Anchor lead: There are some clear strategies to avoid consequences of Zika virus infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports Zika virus is now categorized by the CDC as being both mosquito-transmitted and sexually transmitted. Thomas Quinn, an infectious disease expert at Johns …
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Anchor lead: There’s good evidence to screen everyone for hepatitis C, Elizabeth Tracey reports Hepatitis C, a virus that infects the liver and can cause liver failure and death, is both more common and often undetected than previously suspected, a …
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Anchor lead: Should everyone who comes to an emergency department be screened for hepatitis C? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re a baby boomer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you be screened for hepatitis C, a viral …
