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Utah woman, 50, bought bacteria to infect roommate

A Utah woman has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after police said she bought antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the dark web to harm her sick roommate in an attempt to get care of the woman’s son with special needs. Janie Lynn Ridd, 51, was arrested in December 2019 on suspicion of …

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Covid-19: What You Need to Know

INmost everyone is familiar with the short-term symptoms of an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. These include fever, cough, breathing problems, fatigue, diarrhea, and other flu-like symptoms. While some doctors are alarmed about the potential of the infection to cause permanent organ damage, the popular belief of Covid-19 is that a small …

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Thursday’s Coronavirus updates: 10,644 tests, 40 cases, 0.4 percent rate in Champaign County; 66 percent of all active cases in 61820 ZIP code | Coronavirus

Graph by Ben Zigterman Of 10,644 new tests in Champaign County, 40 returned Thursday, a rate of 0.4 percent. The county’s seven-day positive rate remained unchanged at 0.5 percent. Other notable numbers: The number of residents of the provincial hospital with COVID-19 remained two. Active cases increased by 33, to …

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