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Silent threat: How Bilharzia cripples communities on Lake Victoria shores

Bilharziais is a parasitic disease caused by flatworms that are transmitted through contact with contaminated freshwater Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans On the shores of Lake Victoria, ...

Infections rise sharply as flesh-eating microbe moves through creeks of coastal SC

Vibrio, a toxic microbe found in warm coastal waters, is on the rise in South Carolina as the earth’s climate changes.
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Heard about Healthcare-associated infections? Here’s what makes them so dangerous

Healthcare‑associated infections are infections that surface 48 hours after a patient’s admission, or, within a month after discharge, and they have no link to the original reason for the stay. They ...
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Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies examining the association of viral infections with the risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.
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Two superbugs cause more than half the infections that kill newborns in Soweto

Over the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand analysed small tissue samples of 1,586 children under five who died at public health facilities in Soweto. Results show ...
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Two superbugs cause over half of the infections that kill newborns in Soweto. The germs are outsmarting treatment fast

In today’s newsletter, Linda Pretorius explains how two superbugs are causing half of the deaths among newborns. Sign up for our newsletter today. Over the past 10 years, researchers from the ...