Parasitic Diseases List

News outlets cover a new warning from the CDC concerning a rise of serious gastrointestinal infections from the Shigella bacteria, which seems to be increasingly resistant to common antibiotics. Bird flu and Naegleria fowleri are also in the news. The Washington Post: CDC Issues Warning About Rise In Highly Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians and public health departments about a sharp rise in serious gastrointestinal infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to common antibiotics. In a health advisory issued Friday, the CDC said the agency has been monitoring an increase in people infected with strains of Shigella bacteria that are highly resistant to available drugs. Shigella infections, known as shigellosis, usually cause diarrhea that can be prolonged and bloody, as well as fever and abdominal cramp...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Your child could go to gym class on Monday morning and play soccer on a field that was sprayed over the weekend with 2,4-D, a toxic weedkiller that has been investigated as possibly causing cancer. Alternatively, the school grounds may have been treated with a lower-toxicity weedkiller. Or maybe the grounds were managed with safe, nontoxic products and techniques. Which of these scenarios applies depends in large part on your state's laws and regulations today – more so than federal regulations. For example, Texas requires all school districts to adopt an integrated pest management program for school buildings; IPM prioritizes nonchemical pest control methods and includes some protections regarding spraying of grounds. Massachusetts also restricts pestici...

Santa Clara County will close its mass COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of February, but the pandemic is far from over for those with compromised health conditions. County health officials gathered Wednesday to discuss the closures, which are set to happen by Feb. 28. But the pandemic's long-term impacts on vulnerable populations cannot be overlooked, experts said. "We are still in the middle of a pandemic, but we are transitioning from a full-blown response where we have a sense of urgency every day to one where we are adapting to living with COVID," Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody said. The county has three mass vaccination and testing sites remaining. Testing will end at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds site on Feb. 24, and vaccinations will end on Feb. 25. Testing and vaccinations will end at the San Martin site by Feb. 25. Testing has already shut down at the Mountain View site and vaccinations will end on Feb. 2...

Anal itching, aka pruritis ani, is very common. Your butthole could be itchy for a number of reasons including diarrhea, an STI, or parasites. Cleaning your butthole using scented wipes, or aggressive wiping with toilet paper, could cause anal itching. Anal itching, or pruritis ani, is a common health issue — even if a bit socially awkward — that can be caused by hygiene, dietary habits, or an underlying medical condition.  Although unpleasant, it's rarely a sign of a serious medical problem — most cases can be managed with lifestyle changes or medical treatment. Here are some common reasons you might have anal itching and what to do about them. 1. Hygiene Bethany Malone, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon in private practice, says hygiene practices are the most ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a "serious public health" alert, warning of a nationwide spike in "extensively drug-resistant" shigellosis. The highly contagious shigella bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory, sometimes bloody diarrhea, according to the CDC's "emergency and preparedness response." Health-care providers "should understand the nuances of testing and managing infections, especially when treating patients from populations at increased risk of drug-resistant shigellosis including: young children; gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men; people experiencing homelessness; international travelers; and people living with HIV," according to the new research. Kids younger than 5 years old — as well as those in day care and educational settings — and travelers to places "where water and food may be unsafe ...

An 11-year-old Florida boy died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection, family members said. Jesse Brown, a fifth grader at Lakemont Elementary School in Winter Park, was injured while using a treadmill last month, his cousin Megan Brown told NBC affiliate WESH. Megan Brown said the family noticed the boy's leg was covered in reddish-purple bruises a few days after the accident and that the bruises were the first sign of group A strep. Brown said the bacteria entered Jesse's bloodstream and eventually shut down his organs. Jesse was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and died a few days after that, his cousin said. "They had to bring him back a couple of times because his heart was doing crazy things. His organs were starting to shut down and they had to intubate him," Brown told WESH. Jesse Brown She said prior to the treadmill incident, the boy was active and healthy. BMX and mot...

Spending requests of more than $98 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will be presented to the Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Cobb County government was allocated $147 million from the federal government in ARPA funding, and last November commissioners unanimously approved using $20 million of that total to raise salaries, improve retention and fill vacancies in public safety agencies. At Tuesday's meeting, they will hear details of spending proposals pertaining to infrastructure, community health, economic development, public safety and support service needs stemming from the COVID-19 response. Last year commissioners voted on the five priority areas. The following totals have been proposed per category, with an overview and project-by-project specifics, with the projects lasting two years: The requests, formulated by county department heads, are comprehensive and wide-ranging, including health-related efforts to mitigate against COVID-19 (including ex...

Introduction von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. 1,2 Despite this, VWD is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed or overlooked entities in everyday clinical practice. Of interest, VWD may be both over- and under-diagnosed, as well as misdiagnosed, either as another entity or as a different subtype of the disorder. This review will detail the causes underlying the diagnostic uncertainties overshadowing VWD and provide solutions on how to overcome these. von Willebrand Disease VWD was first described by Finnish physician Erik Adolf von Willebrand in 1926, following the presentation of a young girl with recurrent episodes of bleeding, which were clinically distinct from haemophilia. 3 VWD is caused by quantitative or qualitative deficiencies in a plasma protein now called von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWF is a large, complex protein that has essential roles in primary and secondary hemostasis. 4 High-molecular-weight VWF multimers mediate ...