#VirusSpread

@banumoorthy.bsky.social

3 months ago

ஹொட்டல் ஊழியர்களால் பரவும் மரண அச்சுறுத்தல் என்டெரிக் காய்ச்சல்: சால்மொனெல்லா பரவலை கட்டுப்படுத்த அரசு தடுப்பூசி கட்டாய உத்தரவு Government issues mandatory vaccination order to control the deadly threat of enteric fever and Salmonella spread caused by hotel workers.

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Government issues mandatory vaccination order to control the deadly threat of enteric fever and Salmonella spread caused by hotel workers.

#EntericFever #HealthAlert #HotelWorkers #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #VirusSpread #Vaccination #GovernmentOrder

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Stephen Gutknecht

@roundsparrow.bsky.social

7 months ago

Measles, Vitamin A, and RFK Jr.’s About-Face This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. There is a measles outbreak in Texas. The response by the United States government was to send extra doses of vitamin A even though the Texas public health department didn’t want them. It wasn’t a benign public relations stunt. A small group of children is now in hospital being treated for vitamin A toxicity. The dangers of misrepresenting the science are not abstract. Real children are getting sick and dying. For those of you who haven’t been keeping track, as of April 4, there were 481 measles cases in Texas and 607 cases across the U.S. The majority are in children and teens and 97 per cent are unvaccinated. Nationally, 12 per cent of the measles cases have been hospitalized. Two children have died. They are the first measles deaths in a decade. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s initial response was to downplay the outbreak and claim there was nothing unusual in a measles outbreak. In fact, the U.S. eliminated measles in 2000. While it does see occasional outbreaks in pockets of unvaccinated people, the U.S. has already seen three times more cases in 2025 than it did in all of 2024. Thomas Corry, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Health and Human Services Department, quit two weeks after taking the job, reportedly because of his growing frustration with Kennedy’s inaction. Kennedy tried to pivot his messaging by writing an op-ed on Fox News where he acknowledged the seriousness of the outbreak and shocked most people, including myself, by repudiating most of his life’s work and calling the MMR vaccine “crucial” to avoiding the potentially deadly disease. But he threw a bone to his anti-vaccine base by claiming that vitamin A can drastically reduce measles mortality. There is some evidence for the use of vitamin A in treating measles cases. Vitamin A deficiency delays measles recovery and is associated with more complications. But the studies on the issue have not been universally positive. A 2005 Cochrane review analyzed six trials of vitamin A treatment in approximately 2,000 patients. Overall, there was no mortality benefit. Only when you limit yourself to data from three of the six studies (around 300 patients) do you see fewer deaths. In children under two years of age who received two doses of vitamin A, mortality from measles dropped from 10.7 to 1.9 per cent. The positive studies in this Cochrane review were all done in Africa. The two non-African studies in Japan and England did not show a benefit. A 2021 study in Italy also showed no mortality reduction when children with measles were given vitamin A. In resource-rich countries, where vitamin A deficiency is rare, vitamin supplementation doesn’t seem to do anything. Although people sometimes believe vitamins can heal anything, once your body receives the required amount it needs, extra doses have no effect. If you are mega-dosing on water-soluble vitamins like vitamin B and C, then they will just be excreted in your urine. But fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E and K will remain in your system and can build up to toxic levels. Multiple children in Covenant Children’s Hospital in Texas experienced liver toxicity after they reportedly used vitamin A to treat their measles symptoms. The second child’s death may be changing the narrative around measles. Kennedy’s admission on the weekend that “the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine” is shocking for someone who spent a career demonizing the MMR vaccine. It remains to be seen whether he abandons the vitamin A rhetoric in the face of mounting measles cases. Vitamin A may have some role in minimizing the complications of measles in resource-limited areas where deficiency is common. But it probably won’t do much in the U.S. or Canada. It also doesn’t prevent or limit the spread of measles, and in very high doses it can be toxic. We’ve known that for a while; now Kennedy knows it too. @DrLabos

"Amid a growing measles outbreak in Texas, the U.S. government sent extra doses of vitamin A. Now, several children are hospitalized with vitamin A toxicity." #RFKjr

#VirusSpread #VirusSpreads #FWakeVirusSpread #FWakeMeasles

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RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

11 months ago

3/8 This development adds sheep to the growing roster of non-avian animals susceptible to H5N1.

In the US, the list already includes cows, pigs, domestic and wild cats, coyotes, bears, rodents, raccoons, opossums and marine mammals.
#VirusSpread #ZoonoticDisease #H5N1

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RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

1 year ago

5/7 Alarmingly, serological testing found nearly 90% of 637 animals present during the clinical phase tested positive for antibodies, indicating extremely efficient transmission. Even 17 of 42 dry (non-lactating) cows had antibodies.
#H5N1 #VirusSpread #AnimalHealth

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Gltch

@gltch.io

1 year ago

Changes in bats' diets can increase spread of viruses and spillover risk Cornell researcher Raina Plowright and her team observed that when bats in Australia lost access to their habitat and natural food sources, they sought food on agricultural lands. And when the animals' diets changed, they shed more virus, increasing the virus' spread to horses, as well as the risk to people.

Bats' habitat loss leads to viral spread: When bats lose their homes, they raid farms, spreading disease. 🦇🐴 #WildlifeImpact #VirusSpread

Source: phys.org/news/2025-03-diets-virus...

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fetchfeeds.com

@fetchfeeds.bsky.social

1 year ago

Variant present in 25 US states & 28 countries worldwide. 🌍🦠 (197 characters) #VirusSpread https://fefd.link/Zp3dr

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RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

1 year ago

3/9
Current human cases show milder symptoms than historical H5N1—primarily conjunctivitis (pink eye).

Recent developments raise alarms: three severe cases, one death, & evidence humans can transmit to cats, suggesting potential person-to-person spread.
#DiseaseSymptoms #VirusSpread #H5N1 #BirdFli

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YesPunjab.com

@handle.invalid

1 year ago

HMPV not deadly, no evidence of mortality or severe spread: Dr Raman Gangakhedkar - Yes Punjab News Former ICMR scientist Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar reassures that the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not deadly, with mild symptoms and no evidence of severe transmission, but highlights the need for more ...

HMPV not deadly, no evidence of mortality or severe spread: Dr Raman Gangakhedkar
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#HMPV #DrRamanGangakhedkar #HealthUpdate #VirusFacts #PublicHealth #HealthNews #HMPVNotDeadly #VirusSpread #Mortality #HealthExperts #PublicHealthInfo

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YesPunjab.com

@handle.invalid

1 year ago

HMPV a ‘winter occurrence,’ 'less severe, spreading on a smaller scale’: China - Yes Punjab News The Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), currently spreading in China, is described as a winter occurrence that is less severe and spreading on a smaller scale, with health experts reassuring safety for citi...

HMPV a ‘winter occurrence,’ 'less severe, spreading on a smaller scale’: China
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#HMPV #ChinaHealth #WinterOutbreak #VirusSpread #HealthNews #PublicHealth #ChinaCOVID #FluSeason #HealthPrecautions #MedicalUpdates

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Aaj News

@aajnews.bsky.social

1 year ago

اکتوبر کے آخر میں پراسرار بیماری کے تقریباً 400 کیسز رپورٹ ہوئے، رپورٹ

مزید پڑھیے: www.aaj.tv/news/30427174/

#AajNews #virus #MysteriousVirus #GlobalOutbreak #NewPandemic #VirusSpread #HealthCrisis

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SCZoomers 🇨🇦

@sczoomers.bsky.social

1 year ago

UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Professor Clive Beggs - Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy Welcome to another enlightening episode of the Heliox Podcast! Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of viral transmission with a focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. We'll explore the ground...

UK Covid-19 Inquiry:
Professor Clive Beggs

Expert witness statement by Professor @CliveBeggs. How our understanding of #virusspread has evolved, the role of #airborne particles, and what this means for future
#pandemicPreparedness.

www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/epis...