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"A viral: COVID-19 Hits, Again and Again" | Health Gather

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A viral: COVID-19 Hits," Again and Again" Health Gather :- For New York musician Erica Mancini, COVID-19 made repeat performances. March 2020. last December And once more in May. The 31-year-old singer, who has received booster shots and vaccinations, lamented the possibility that she might always become sick. "I don't want to be sick every month or every two months," the speaker said. However, as the epidemic continues and the virus changes, medical experts warn that recurrent infections are becoming more frequent, and some people will undoubtedly contract the disease more than once. According to recent studies, this may increase their likelihood of developing health issues. Source Despite some jurisdictions collecting data on general reinfections, there are no comprehensive statistics on those who contract COVID-19 more than twice. Out of the 5.8 million infections that occurred during the epidemic, New York, for instance, reported about 277,000 rein...

WHO-Monkeypox cases confirmed in 8 African countries, WHO calls the meeting to assess global threat | Health Gather

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Source Health Gather -Next Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency conference to evaluate whether monkeypox has become a global crisis. The gathering will take place at a time when eight African countries, two of which had never seen monkeypox before, have reported cases, bringing the total number of cases worldwide to 1,900. "There are now a total of 1 900 confirmed cases in 39 countries across the globe, including eight African countries. Of those countries in Africa, monkeypox cases have been previously reported in six," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, at a virtual press briefing. Nigeria has the most confirmed cases, whereas Morocco just has one confirmed case. Read About: Monkeypox "There have been 36 cases in Nigeria, 10 in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], eight in the Central African Republic [CAR], three each in Benin and Cameroon, two in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana a...

Tick-Borne Diseases Nearly half of lab-tested ticks carry Lyme disease this summer | Health Gather

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Health Gather -Tick encephalitis was not found in any of the ticks tested in the Latvian Infectology Centre (LIC) laboratory as of June 16. According to Latvian Television, over half of the ticks tested were infected with borreliosis, which can cause Lyme disease. Source The laboratory has been analyzing 10 to 15 ticks per day for the previous few days. At the Riga East Clinical University Hospital, 341 ticks have been removed so far (RAKUS). Because it is a paid service, not all have been investigated. None of the 45 people who were tested for encephalitis had it. Lyme borreliosis was found in 28 (or 43 percent) of those who were tested out of a total of 64 persons. Tick analysis costs between €15 and €40, depending on the number of germs to be found. LTV's laboratory specialist believes it is worthwhile to determine if the tick is infected. The most important thing to do if a tick has attached itself is to remove it as soon as possible. It also has the most direct influence on th...