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Desiree Chan developed back pain, coughing, fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss in late 2020.  Doctors tested the 33-year-old for many infectious diseases,…

To the Editor: In recent months, omicron (B.1.1.529) became the dominant variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), displaying some degree of immune evasion.1 The initial omicron subvariants, BA.1 and BA.2,…

A Douglas County child died this week from a suspected infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which may have been acquired while swimming in the Elkhorn River, according to the Douglas County Health Department.The…

People lined up on Friday at a pop-up vaccination clinic in D.C. to get the monkeypox vaccine, hoping to mitigate the risk of getting the infection. Dr. Anthony Fauci says people should be aware, but they should not panic.…

Oregon reported its first likely monkeypox case Thursday, June 16.Oregon on Thursday reported its first likely monkeypox infection and one of 99 identified nationally.The person had traveled to a community with confirmed cases before…

Dallas County Health and Human Services is investigating a case of monkeypox in the county, the department confirmed Tuesday. The resident who tested positive traveled in the past month to Mexico, which has also…

Currently, the CDC is monitoring six people in the United States for possible monkeypox infections after they sat near an infected traveler who had symptoms while on a flight from Nigeria to the United Kingdom in early May.Separately,…

The brain-hijacking parasite Toxoplasma gondii seems to be almost everywhere. The microscopic invader is thought to infect up to 50 percent of people, and a range of studies suggests it may alter human behavior, in addition to that of…

Bay Area health officers recommend masking indoors; region has highest infection rate in California Twelve Bay Area health officers on Friday recommended that people wear masks indoors amidst a new swell of COVID cases and…

A Connecticut man is recovering at home after suffering a case of the rare Powassan virus, state officials reports.The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed last week that a man between 50 and 59 years old fell ill in…