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FDA Approves At-Home Test for Both COVID and the Flu

COVID-19 and the flu are both respiratory illnesses that can cause a range of symptoms, including fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. They are both spread from person to person through respiratory droplets, and can lead to…

February 25, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Natural Immunity to COVID Can Be Very Efficient

Whether we like to admit it or not, COVID-19 is still out there and ready to infect people. However, the world now has plenty of weapons to tackle it, and we might have to consider more the natural immunity that…

February 17, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Norovirus Spreads Throughout the Country – Here’s What Medical Experts Advise

The extremely contagious norovirus, sometimes also referred to as the stomach flu, is spreading throughout Massachusetts as well as the rest of the country. Norovirus is not linked to the influenza virus, despite its common namesake. Typical gastrointestinal effects include…

February 16, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Long COVID Affects Women More, but They Shouldn’t Despair

Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), can range in severity from mild to severe. In some cases, it may cause prolonged and debilitating symptoms, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and brain fog, that can…

February 10, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Bird Flu Could Turn into Devastating New Pandemic, Scientists Fear

Millions of birds have already died from an ongoing outbreak of a deadly avian flu virus, which is now spreading to mammals, raising even more concern. An infectious disease specialist by the name of Dr. Isaac Bogoch, told the CBC…

February 7, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Did “The Last of Us” Predict Humanity’s Future? – Scary Fungus Infection “Valley Fever” Rapidly Spreading through the U.S. and Fans Are Horrified

HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation of the 2013 Naughty Dog video game of the same name has been taking the world by storm, much like the fungus that causes the world-ending pandemic in the storyline. While the three episodes…

February 5, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

HBO’s The Last of Us Got it Right – Fungi Are Getting More Dangerous to Humans Because of Climate Change

As fans of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation of the popular Naughty Dog video game know all too well, the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world brought about by a devastating fungal pandemic that turns people into zombie-like…

February 5, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

HBO’s The Last of Us – Can the Parasitic Fungus Really Turn Us All into Zombies in the Real World?

If you’ve been tuning in for HBO’s The Last of Us for the last couple of weeks or if you’ve been a fan of the original video game by Naughty Dog since 2013 when it was first launched, you know…

January 29, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

New COVID-19 Wave Worries US Experts – “People Aren’t Taking This Seriously”

Now that the holiday season is over, the United States is experiencing the aftermath in terms of the viral transmission of COVID-19. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention states that nearly 50 percent of all cases have possibly been…

January 19, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

Routine Child Vaccination in the U.S. on the Decline – Dangers and Solutions

According to an analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, routine child vaccination keeps declining from the target coverage of 95 percent before the pandemic, now having reached 93 percent in the 2021-2022 school year. The director…

January 15, 2023 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0