Covid border closures were a terrible mistake – and one I fear we’ll repeat
Cast your mind back. The month is January, and there are early warnings about a respiratory virus originating in China. It ...
COVID, RSV and flu are on the upswing in Brevard. But rates are similar to previous years
Respiratory viruses are on the rise in Brevard, though not at a rate higher than previous years, according to local health ...
Past Covid-19 trauma triggered baseless fears of HMPV outbreak: Prof K Srinath Reddy
Routine mask usage isn’t necessary for HMPV. Masks are primarily protective in cases of aerosol-based spread which was the ...
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Want to start a fight among virus experts? Ask about HIV’s new name
Many new names sounded as if they’d been cooked up by a medieval monk. HIV-1 would henceforth be known as Lentivirus ...
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Norovirus, COVID, oh my! Winter illnesses on the rise in Greater Cincinnati
Cases of various illnesses are on the rise as snow and cold weather keep people indoors. Outbreaks of norovirus, also called ...
China CDC Issues Update on Virus Outbreaks
The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Where are COVID, flu and RSV cases rising in the US? See maps
Wastewater maps show where levels of COVID, flu and RSV are high. Wastewater testing is intended to act as an early warning system for public health professionals, allowing them t ...
Minnesota ERs stressed by ‘quad-demic’ of COVID, flu, RSV, norovirus
Patients are piling up in Minnesota emergency rooms once again, but it’s not just from COVID-19. State health officials say ...
hMPV is spreading in China. Here’s what to know about this virus
Five years after the first cases of COVID-19, reports of hMPV, an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...