A warning for residents in Arizona. Health officials are dealing with an increase in two major diseases, West Nile virus and Valley fever. Source: You may be more at risk for two major diseases in Arizona – KYMA Health warnings tend to be useful. This news story discussed both West Nile Virus and Valley Fever in…
A decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shut down a Fort Detrick military lab may affect research underway there. Source: Effect of USAMRIID shutdown on research at Fort Detrick unclear | Health | fredericknewspost.com When Valley Fever was being held for use as a weapon, it was stored at Fort Detrick,…
With the July 2019 earthquakes strongly in all Kern county residents’ minds, our previous article mentioned the possibility of earthquake-borne Valley Fever. A 1994 news article discussed the consequences for one man after the Northridge earthquake: A 71-year-old Simi Valley man has died of Valley fever, a respiratory illness that may have been caused by…
Image Source: Biggest earthquake in years rattles Southern California – Los Angeles Times The earthquakes that started July 4, 2019 in Kern County shook residents, destroyed property, and caused a lot of the problems expected by earthquakes. They also may have spread the spores that will add to a new wave of Valley Fever infections…
Like airport security barriers that either clear authorized or block unauthorized travelers and their luggage from accessing central operation areas, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) tightly controls the transport of essential nutrients and energy metabolites into the brain and staves off unwanted substances circulating in the blood stream. Source: Enhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs in…
Current news from the Dominican Republic may become the future Valley Fever defense: Dominican Republic health officials lashed out Wednesday at the recent reports exposing the deaths of American tourists visiting their country, calling them “fake news” with the intent to derail the county’s tourism industry. Source: DR officials blast US tourist death reports as…
Screening of asymptomatic coccidioidomycosis within a Coccidioides-endemic area allowed for identifying and managing asymptomatic cases before patients began tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor therapy. Source: Coccidioidomycosis Screening Benefits TNFi Therapy Recipients – Infectious Disease Advisor TNFi therapies have advanced the treatment of numerous inflammatory diseases because they act by impairing select functions of cellular immunity. However,…
Quest Diagnostics says nearly 12 million people could have been affected by a data breach that includes their personal information, certain financial data, Social Security numbers and medical information. Source: Nearly 12 million patients may be affected in Quest Diagnostics data breach Quest Diagnostics is a major testing lab company, known quite well to us…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U. S. government on Wednesday will reclassify some of the nation’s most dangerous radioactive waste to lower its threat level, outraging critics who say the move would make it cheaper and easier to walk away from cleaning up nuclear weapons production sites in Washington state, Idaho and South Carolina. The…
“They need straight information in the fields. People going field to field, informing.” Story Source: Monterey County sees Valley Fever tenfold increase Rogelio Jacinto doesn’t know if he can sing anymore — it’s a struggle just to breathe. This article from Chelcey Adami for the Salinas Californian discusses Jacinto’s case and puts it in context with the…