‘Faster’ Omicron Variants That ‘Escape Immunity’ May Drive New COVID-19 Waves, Scientists Warn
“Scientists are also closely watching other subvariants of Omicron that appear to be spreading around the world.” by Svetlana Ekimenko via Sputniknews Image by Daniel Roberts – Pixabay As COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations are once more on the rise in most states across America, scientists have been waning of new variants of the Omicron strain that are starting to dominate … Continue reading
Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Children Spread Across Europe
“In America, Alabama’s public health department said that nine cases have been found in children aged one to six years old, with two of them needing liver transplants.” By Oleg Burunov via sputniknews Image credit: © Fotolia / Spectral-Design Health officials are in the dark regarding what caused the disease, with some pointing the finger at COVID-19 given that the … Continue reading
High Rate of Ticks Infected With Rare Virus Potentially Lethal for Humans Found Lurking in US Park
“The ticks in question feed on the blood of deer living in northeastern states and the Great Lakes region, which also serve as the main spreader of Lyme disease in North America.” by Svetlana Ekimenko via Sputniknews Photo by Erik Karits on Unsplash The recent discovery was made during routine testing carried out by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection … Continue reading
Mystery Disease Kills 89 People in Africa
“The outbreak happened amid increasing global concerns over the Omicron strain of Covid-19, the discovery of which prompted some Western nations to impose additional travel restrictions for several countries in southern Africa, where the variant was detected.” via RT Headline Image: South Sudan. © Reuters / Njiiri Karago A yet-to-be-identified disease has killed at least 89 people in Fangak in … Continue reading
‘Superbug’ Candida Auris Fungus Spreads in Two US Cities
“Health officials have sounded alarms for years about the superbug after seeing infections in which commonly used drugs had little effect.” By Mike Stobbe via Associated Press Headline Image:© Shawn Lockhart/CDC via AP U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. The “superbug” outbreaks were reported in … Continue reading
WHO Declares 3rd Wave of Covid-19, Says Gains from Vaccines Reversed by Delta Variant
“The global number of infections has risen for four straight weeks with the Delta variant now present in 111 countries, and deaths are rising again after 10 straight weeks of declines…” via RT The World Health Organization is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic has entered the “early stages of a third wave” as the fast-spreading Delta variant of the virus … Continue reading
Gangrene, Gastric Issues, and Hearing Loss Reported in Delta Variant of Coronavirus from India
By Bhuma Shrivastava via Japan Times The coronavirus variant driving India’s devastating COVID-19 second wave is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it’s also more severe. Hearing impairment, severe gastric upsets and blood clots leading to gangrene, symptoms not typically seen in COVID-19 patients, have been linked by doctors in India to the … Continue reading
‘It’s Probably Spreading’: Deadly Mystery Brain Disease Baffles Canadian Health Officials
via RT © Getty Images / MediaNews Group A fresh outbreak of a mysterious illness has been making headlines in Canada. A neurological disease dubbed the New Brunswick Syndrome has affected dozens and killed six people in recent months in the region that gave it its name. At least 48 people aged between 18 and 85, almost equally men and … Continue reading
Killer Black Fungus Disease Detected in South America
By John Varga via Express UK Both South American countries have reported one case each of the deadly fungal infection, which has the scientific name mucormycosis. The very rare infection is caused by exposure to mucor mould and normally affects people with severely compromised immune systems, such as diabetics and HIV/Aids sufferers. However, India has seen an explosion of cases … Continue reading
Covid-19 was in America BEFORE Being Officially Confirmed in China, According to Study
headline image caption/credit: Patient being treated from Covid-19 at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. © Reuters / Shannon Stapleton via RT: Coronavirus had been infecting people in the US even before China reported its first cases on December 31, 2019, research by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Red Cross has revealed. American medics … Continue reading
