HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – A patient in Hillsborough County has been infected with a rare and usually deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, according to the Florida Department of Health. Amoeba is commonly found in fresh water and infects someone when contaminated water enters that person’s nose. From there, …
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More than 1,400 Georgia health workers have petitioned the state governor to place more restrictions on him to curb the spread of Covid-19. © Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 27: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks to the media during a press conference at the Georgia …
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FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with “Vaccine” stickers are found near a medical syringe in front of the words “Coronavirus COVID-19” in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved clinical trials on Friday of a …
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SANTA BARBARA, California – The Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control for Cottage Health delivered an urgent message to the Santa Barbara County community before the weekend of July 4, as local cases of coronavirus increase. Dr David Fisk, an infectious disease physician at Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic, …
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On Friday, public health officials linked 18 new cases of coronavirus in Clark County to a Vancouver restaurant. Four Orchards Tap Bar & Grill employees and 14 customers have tested positive for coronavirus, according to Clark County Public Health. “Given the number of clients who have tested positive, we are …
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