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What is RSV and why does it affect babies so badly?

Respiratory condition that can lead to pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants and the elderly threatens at a time when influenza and Covid also prevalent

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Britain says monkeypox shot offers strong 78% protection

A single dose of the monkeypox vaccine provides 78% protection against the virus, according to data from England released on Tuesday that health officials said was the strongest evidence yet of its effectiveness.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Five Victorian-era diseases making a comeback in UK - all the symptoms to look for

Diseases that would have been familiar to author Charles Dickens and that killed thousands of people in Victorian Britain have been found to be on the rise again in modern Britain

Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022

Monkeypox: London records no weekly cases for first time in four months

Health boss hopes capital has finally ‘turned the corner’ on viral outbreak

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2022

COVID, flu, RSV – how this triple threat of respiratory viruses could collide this winter

As the days get shorter and the weather colder in the northern hemisphere, health officials have warned of a perfect storm of infectious respiratory diseases over the winter months.

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022

Warning over 'unseasonably high' levels of Victorian illness that causes telltale rash

Experts have warned parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease, which is a bacterial infection that mainly affects children, causing a telltale red rash

Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022

North East has highest rate of Covid-19 hospital admissions, as new virus strains are detected in the UK

Our region has the most hospital admissions due to Covid-19 in the country.

Chronicle Live · Nov 7, 2022

UK Covid levels fall for first time since start of September, new data shows

The total number of people in private households in the UK testing positive for coronavirus stood at 1.87 million in the week to October 24.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Covid infections in the over-70s rise in UK after new 'nightmare' Omicron variant found

Two new mutations - the BQ.1 variant and the so-called "nightmare variant" XBB - have been recorded in the UK, as cases in the elderly and primary-aged children rise

Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022

Monkeypox is contagious days before symptoms appear, study shows

Asking people to isolate themselves if have symptoms will not prevent many infections

Wales Online · Nov 3, 2022