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Scrub Typhus Goes Undiagnosed for Weeks: Symptoms, Fever Patterns, and What to Track

What Scrub Typhus Actually IsOrientia tsutsugamushi, the bacterium behind scrub typhus, travels on the larval stage of trombiculid mites, chiggers, that live in tall grass, scrubland, and forest edges across India's northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha. The mite bites, feeds for a few hours, and leaves.…

Times Life · Sep 16

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral diseases ranging from smallpox to COVID-19, hantavirus and Ebola since the dawn of recorded history.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Fourth person dies of measles-associated illness in US

All deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, in worst year since 1992 for one of the most contagious diseases

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests

Exclusive: Screening if used alone risks leading people to believe they are inevitably going to develop dementia

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15

Can an ancient virus be brought back to life? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA reveals

Smallpox is the only human infectious disease to have been eradicated worldwide. Researchers have now recovered fragments of ancient DNA belonging to variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox, from the naturally mummified remains of two Indigenous people buried in northern Chile.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Michael J Fox honoured with special award for charity work at Emmys

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The Independent UK · Sep 15

Michael J Fox honoured with humanitarian Emmy for Parkinson’s disease advocacy

Actor established the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 which has since raised more than $2bn

The Independent UK · Sep 15

We should be more scared of climate change destroying humanity than AI

IN FOCUS: With everyone warning of an AI extinction event within a decade, we seem to have forgotten about the climate crisis already here – and its knock-on effects, from financial crises and conflict to new disease outbreaks and other calamities. Helen Coffey reports

The Independent UK · Sep 15

7 Silent Lymphoma Symptoms You Should Know About

A swollen lymph node after an infection may seem harmless. Feeling exhausted after a busy week may feel completely normal. Even night sweats or unexplained weight loss can be blamed on stress, changing routines or another everyday health issue. But when such symptoms persist without a clear explanation, they deserve…

MyLifeXP · Sep 15

Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow

Almost 3,500 people have died in outbreak and experts say more must be done to ensure Bundibugyo is under control

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15