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Cold Weather Brings Out Indoor Allergies in Many
Extreme winter weather has hit many parts of the United States resulting in some of the coldest temperatures seen in those areas in close to 20 years. The historic deep freeze closed schools, businesses and numerous institutions across dozens of states. The severe cold temperatures have kept millions of Americans in their homes for days. For those who suffer from winter allergies, spending so ...
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Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at Maryland Hotel
Last week, The Baltimore Sun reported that three people have been hospitalized for Legionnaires’ disease. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced the illnesses which occurred after the individuals stayed at an Ocean City hotel. The hotel was closed several days before the end of the season to perform tests on the water systems to try and locate the bacteria that ...
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Virgin Islands Department of Health Confirms Multiple Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease
Last month, the United States Virgin Islands Department of Health announced that cases of Legionnaires’ disease had been detected in both St. Thomas and St. Croix. People can develop this disease by breathing in a mist or water droplets contaminated with a type of bacteria known as Legionella. Tragically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 1 in 10 people ...
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Winter Allergies & IAQ Concerns Impact Many Texas & Gulf Coast Residents
The weather across Texas has fluctuated from balmy to extreme cold this winter season. During this time of year, some people who suffer from allergies due to pollen get a break from their symptoms. Unfortunately, the winter weather’s impact on pollen in the air doesn’t mean other people still aren’t suffering from exposure to indoor allergens in their home, school or work ...
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Psittacosis and Chlamydia psittaci Exposed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about environmental issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses psittacosis and Chlamydia psittaci. Psittacosis is an infectious disease usually transmitted to humans from birds in the parrot family as well as from turkeys and ...
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Delaware IAQ Professional Identifies Fungal Pathogens
Fungal pathogens can be found across the United States and the Mid-Atlantic region is no exception. These fungi cause disease in humans and one of the most recognized types of fungi that cause opportunistic infections in immunocomprimised individuals is known as Candida. Candidiasis is caused by fungal pathogens from the Candida genus. Most infections are caused by Candida albicans, a type ...
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Renowned Laboratory Identifies Flesh Eating Bacteria
In the last several months, millions of Americans have become familiar with the term flesh eating bacteria. The national media has recently carried several high profile stories of people who have been inflicted with this condition. What most people do not realize is that flesh eating bacteria doesn’t actually eat flesh. Necrotizing fasciitis, also known as "the flesh-eating bacteria", ...
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Covid-19 or Seasonal Allergy: How to differentiate?
COVID-19 and seasonal allergies have many of the same signs and symptoms. However, there are some differences, knowing them can help you seek out the right treatments to provide effective relief. Unlike COVID-19, seasonal allergies aren't caused by a virus. Seasonal allergies are immune system responses triggered by exposure to allergens, such as seasonal tree or grass pollens. To complicate ...
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Histoplasma Infection Risks for Workers and Vulnerable Populations in Puerto Rico
Histoplasmosis is the name of an infection caused by a fungus known as Histoplasma capsulatum. The fungus lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials that contain large amounts of bird or bat droppings. Outbreaks of histoplasmosis have been recorded in Puerto Rico, as well as in the Dominican Republic and other parts of the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Histoplasmosis Infection Risks for Workers & Vulnerable Populations
ScienceNews published an article last year about the spread of three types of fungi that can cause serious lung diseases. One of these was Histoplasma which causes histoplasmosis, an infection once mainly found in the Midwest, but in more recent times infections have been recorded in at least 47 states. Histoplasma capsulatum lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials ...
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Lilly, Vir Biotechnology and GSK Announce Positive Topline Data from the Phase 2 BLAZE-4 Trial Evaluating Bamlanivimab with VIR-7831 in Low-Risk Adults with COVID-19
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIR) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced topline data from the expanded Phase 2 BLAZE-4 trial studying low-risk adult patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. Results showed that investigational bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700 mg co-administered with VIR-7831 (also known as GSK4182136) 500 mg demonstrated a 70 ...
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