Local schools see increase in respiratory illnesses
As we head into cold and flu season, pneumonia and whopping cough are spreading in Massachusetts, particularly among ...
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Fevers in Children: Causes, Treatments and When to be Concerned
Fever is one of the most common reasons parents seek medical care for their children. While it can be alarming, fever is the ...
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San Antonio Spurs Provide Crucial Health Update On Gregg Popovich After The Coach Recently Suffered A Mild Stroke
San Antonio Spurs share important health update on coach Gregg Popovich following his recent mild stroke. Here's what you ...
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E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions
At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served ...
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Understanding Typhoid Vaccines
Both have mild side effects, which usually resolve on their own. Severe reactions following typhoid vaccination are rare. Typhoid fever is an infection caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria, which is ...
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Your questions about Lassa fever, answered
About 80% of infected people have mild symptoms or no symptoms and are not diagnosed, according to the CDC. Lassa fever symptoms for the remaining 20% are typically gradual, beginning with a fever, ...
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Lassa fever death reported in midwestern state, contact tracing begins
"Casual contact is not sufficient to transmit Lassa fever." "Lassa usually is a mild disease, but in severe cases it can cause uncontrolled bleeding and shock." The CDC confirmed that Lassa fever ...
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What is Lassa fever? Iowa resident dies of rare Ebola-like disease
It takes one to three weeks after a person is infected with Lassa fever to see signs, and about 8 in 10 who are infected will have mild symptoms and go undiagnosed, the CDC says. Those who do have ...
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Rare, Ebola-like disease kills one in Iowa: What to know.
Most people have mild symptoms or no signs of illness at all, and deaths are rare, experts say. The fatality rate of Lassa fever is much lower than Ebola or Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic ...
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Iowa resident dies of suspected Lassa fever: What is the rare viral disease?
Roughly 8 in 10 people infected with the Lassa virus develop mild symptoms, according to the CDC. Those symptoms include a slight fever, a headache, and feeling tired and weak. More serious ...
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Death from Lassa fever reported in Iowa
Approximately 80 percent of those that contract Lassa fever have mild or no symptoms at all. In people with severe illness, symptoms can include bleeding, vomiting, difficulty breathing and shock ...
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Lassa fever kills an Iowa resident. Here's what to know about the rare virus and its symptoms.
While Lassa fever can be deadly, most people experience only mild symptoms, including slight fever, feeling tired and weak and headaches. Those general symptoms are similar to many other ...