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Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases

COVID update by Dr. Lawler

UNMC Will we have another COVID surge in the near future? Dr. Lawler reviews studies that indicate, again, the efficacy of NPIs, the chances of long COVID after reinfection, and what he thinks we can expect this summer.

May 9, 2023

The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect

Wired Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months. Wheezing after getting  on the treadmill. Gulping down air while doing chores. Breathlessness is one of the many scary and frustrating symptoms that can linger in Covid patients months after their initial […]

May 9, 2023

SARS-CoV-2 airway infection results in the development of somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

Science Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, experience a range of symptoms after the resolution of infection, such as neurological issues that include generalized pain, neuropathy, and myalgia. Serafini et al. found that non-infectious viral RNA was detectable in the dorsal root ganglia of hamsters after intranasal infection with SARS-CoV-2. This phenomenon […]

May 9, 2023

Long Covid May Affect Genes Involved in Pain Signaling

Pain News Network About 16 million people in the United States have Long Covid, a poorly understood disorder that causes body aches, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, brain fog and other symptoms long after an initial infection with COVID-19. For some, the symptoms are mild, but for other they are so severe they become disabling. Why do […]

May 9, 2023

Two Congo virus-related deaths cause alarm in Pakistan

AJ A total of 16 cases of the virus found in Balochistan province since the beginning of the year, of which 11 were detected this month. Pakistan health authorities are alarmed after two people died of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus in the country’s Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The first death from the disease, commonly […]

May 9, 2023

Rise of mpox cases in Chicago raises concern about possible summer spread

NBC News Diagnosed cases have been “increasing slightly” in eight countries the past three weeks, some in vaccinated people, the World Health Organization said. A recent uptick in mpox diagnoses in Chicago, some of them in people vaccinated against the virus, has raised concerns about a possible increase in cases among gay and bisexual men […]

May 9, 2023

The World’s First RSV Vaccine Just Got Approved in The US

Science Alert For the first time, a vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seems poised to help thousands. The vaccine received approval on May 3 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for people over 60, and it’s a significant moment that’s been decades in the making. Should it receive approval from the US […]

May 9, 2023

COVID’s future: mini-waves rather than seasonal surges

Nature Whether you call it a surge, a spike, a wave or perhaps just a wavelet, there are signs of a rise in SARS-CoV-2 infections — again. A growing proportion of tests in some countries are coming back positive, and new variants, most notably a lineage called XBB.1.16, are pushing aside older strains, fuelling some […]

May 2, 2023

COVID Update by Dr. Lawler

UNMC What have U.S. schools done to improve ventilation to help reduce the risks of COVID transmission? Dr. Lawler provides that report after an update of an Omicron outbreak in South Korea that traced back to one 10-year-old child.

May 2, 2023