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In the wake of the surge in respiratory diseases and new JN.1 COVID sub-variant, the WHO has said that the virus is evolving and changing and urged the member states to continue with strong surveillance and sequence sharing.
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A such spread tends to occur when patients touch common items or when healthcare workers transmit the germs.
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Measles outbreak: The WHO and CDC said continued drops in vaccination, weak disease surveillance and delayed response plans due to COVID-19, and ongoing outbreaks in more than 20 countries, mean that "measles is an imminent threat in every region of the world.’’
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CDC chief Rochelle Walensky said monkeypox was being passed on through physical contact with symptomatic patients and by touching their clothing and bedding.
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Monkeypox scare continues
Now, the US has confirmed 9 cases across seven states
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The CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is ‘continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health.’
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The CDC order comes as more than 20 states reported increases in infections fueled by the BA.2 variant, a highly transmissible strain, but also a corresponding fall in hospitalizations.
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Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and adviser to US President Joe Biden, said easing restrictions, waning protection from vaccines and the rise of the BA.2 subvariant around the world could bring on another wave of rising infections to the United States.
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US health experts are also warning about the emergence of the BA.2, a sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron variant that led to a significant spike in cases in the US recently.
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Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO has warned, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus.
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The new guidelines suggest that 70 per cent of Americans can now stop wearing masks, and no longer need to keep social distance or avoid crowded indoor spaces.
The change follows a relaxation of restrictions by most governors responding to nosediving case counts and public pressure.
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The new infections driven by Omicron have risen rapidly since early December.
Omicron variant accounted for 99.9 per cent of new weekly Covid-19 infections in the US.
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The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted its newest estimates Tuesday. The CDC uses genomic surveillance data to make projections about which versions of the COVID-19 viruses are causing the most of the new infections.
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The R.1 variant of the COVID-19 was first identified in Japan last year.
Over 10,000 patients in about 35 countries have been infected with this variant.
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A new study found that unvaccinated people are at higher risk of hospitalisation
US CDC said the risk of infection was 4.9 times while hospitalisation was 29.2 times
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), or short strings of sugar molecules abundant in breast milk, might be able to replace antibiotics for treating infections in infants and adults
Nearly 2,000 babies in the US get GBS each year, and 4-6 percent of them die from it
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CDC describes monkeypox as a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body.
The last monkeypox outbreak in the US was in 2003 and over 47 people were affected by the virus.
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About 70 percent of parents and adult caregivers reported adverse mental health symptoms during the pandemic
The study also found that people who were both parent and caregivers were eight times more likely to have seriously considered suicide than people who held neither role
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Among girls aged 12-17 years, the suspected suicide attempt ED visits increased 50.6 percent
Among boys aged 12-17 years, the suspected suicide attempt ED visits increased 3.7 percent
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India has reported more than 11,700 Black Fungus cases
After Black Fingus cases of white and yellow fungus and Aspergillosis have been reported
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