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#Russia, Academician #Zverev on suspected the new viral #infection: everything will become clear in the next 24 hours, regnum.ru/news/3956516

The situation with the new unknown virus, which causes high fever and coughing up blood, may become clear within 24 hours. This was stated on Sunday, March 30, by Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Director of the I. I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums Vitaly Zverev in a conversation with IA Regnum .

ИА REGNUM · Академик Зверев о новом вирусе: в ближайшие сутки все прояснитсяСитуация с новым неизвестным вирусом, который вызывает высокую температуру и кашель с кровью, может проясниться уже в течение суток. Об этом в...

“Most medications we have in our toolbox kill pathogens, but we were thrilled to find that fluoxetine [Prozac] can protect tissues and organs, too. It’s essentially playing offense and defense, which is ideal, and especially exciting to see in a drug that we already know is safe to use in humans,” said Professor Janelle Ayres, holder of the Salk Institute Legacy Chair and an HHMI Investigator.

#infection #SSRI #disease #health #medicine #science #research

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Patients frustrated as Toronto Public Health receives many calls related to local gynecologist
Toronto Public Health is sharing more details about the investigation into a Toronto gynecologists' office linked to potential infections due to improper cleaning. It's now also saying patients who didn't receive a letter bu...
#health #investigation #infection #Toronto #News #Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tor

Patients frustrated as Toronto Public Health receives many calls related to local gynecologist
Toronto Public Health is sharing more details about the investigation into a Toronto gynecologists' office linked to potential infections due to improper cleaning. It's now also saying patients who didn't receive a letter bu...
#health #investigation #infection #Toronto #News #Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tor

Ah, missed it... Michigan now on the measles board.

Michigan Health & Human Services:

March 14, 2025

OAKLAND, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division have confirmed an adult case of measles in Oakland County. This is the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan this year and the first case since July 2024.

The infected adult had recent overseas travel and their vaccination status is unknown.

michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside-mdhh

"If an infected individual is shedding virus via tears, it could reach the nasal cavity, where it could go more directly to the brain," said Professor Deepak Shukla of the Univeersity of Illinois at Chicago. "I think it's underdiagnosed and understudied, but the neurological consequences, we believe, are much more severe than you would normally see with fever blisters or ocular infection."

#herpes #infection #neurology #science #research #health #biology

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LabrootsA Very Common Viral Infection May Cause Neurological Symptoms | Cell And Molecular BiologyHerpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a common virus; the World Health Organization has estimated that as many as two-thirds of people worldwide .. | Cell And Molecular Biology