#Cancer-like parasitic worm disease on the rise in Canada

#Cancer-like parasitic worm disease on the rise in Canada

“#Cancer-like parasitic worm disease on the rise in Canada” Reports of a rare, but potentially fatal, parasite are on the rise in Canada. The disease alveolar echinococcosis (AE) occurs regularly in certain areas of Europe and Asia, but had been virtually undocumented in North America before the 2010s, Gizmodo reported.  Humans generally contract the rare…

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#Paris cellist plays for end-of-life patients

#Paris cellist plays for end-of-life patients

“#Paris cellist plays for end-of-life patients” PARIS, May 25 – Once a week, the rooms of the Jeanne Garnier palliative care home in Paris reverberate to a different sound: a solo cello. Claire Oppert, a concert cellist trained at the Moscow Conservatory, visits the facility on Fridays to play for its residents – many of…

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#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s

“#Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s” BOSTON — A highly contagious disease originating far from America’s shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabbed. Sound familiar? Newly digitized records — including a minister’s diary scanned and posted online…

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#How a global epilepsy initiative is helping to heal children

#How a global epilepsy initiative is helping to heal children

“#How a global epilepsy initiative is helping to heal children” Levi Trowbridge was just 3 days old and newly released from the maternity ward when he went into convulsions last year. Karsha Trowbridge — a first-time mom — said she and her husband, Steve Trowbridge, were “shocked and confused” by their newborn’s unusual behavior. “We…

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#Guinea declares new Ebola epidemic

#Guinea declares new Ebola epidemic

“#Guinea declares new Ebola epidemic” Guinea, the West Africa country, announced Sunday that the Ebola virus has become an epidemic after the deaths of three people and hospitalizations of four others, a report said. Reuters reported that the country’s health system is not faced with the daunting task of responding to outbreaks of COVID-19 and Ebola. The report pointed…

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#COVID safeguards stopping spread of other diseases: experts

#COVID safeguards stopping spread of other diseases: experts

“#COVID safeguards stopping spread of other diseases: experts” COVID-19 put not just humanity into quarantine, but also every other transmittable disease.  As an unintended result of social distancing precautions enacted to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, virtually all other respiratory viruses have, at least for the moment, hit record-breaking low rates.  “Almost every…

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#Deadly mystery illness in chimpanzees possibly solved by scientists

#Deadly mystery illness in chimpanzees possibly solved by scientists

“#Deadly mystery illness in chimpanzees possibly solved by scientists” Researchers have just discovered what may have been contributing to a mystery illness killing chimpanzees at a sanctuary in Sierra Leone for years. The puzzling disease, which causes gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, killed at least 53 chimps at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary between 2005 and 2018….

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