Category: Infectious Disease
A brush with a notorious cat, a rabies education and a big Bill
The experience left her with a modestly increased immunity, little understanding of how medical bills are calculated and a new fear of outdoor cats.
Hepatitis A case closes Lynnwood restaurant
Patrons of Ashiya Teriyaki located at 1233 164th St SW in Lynnwoodare encouraged to contact healthcare provider for vaccine
Hepatitis A Outbreaks Race Across The Country
Since 2016, the virus has spawned outbreaks in at least 29 state, sickened more than 23,600 people, sent the majority to the hospital. and killed more than 230.
Advice On HPV Vaccine Could Leave Adults Confused
When a federal panel recently recommended an update to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine guidelines, it left a lot of uncertainty.
To Few Doctors to Treat HIV in the South
CDC data shows the South, which the agency defines as a 16-state region, saw more new cases — 19,968 — than the rest of the nation combined in 2017.
New King County hepatitis A case matches previous case
There have been eleven other hepatitis A cases in King County residents so far in 2019. In comparison, there were fourteen cases in all of 2018.
Washington health officials declare hepatitis A outbreak in multiple counties.
The outbreak includes 13 confirmed cases: nine in Spokane County, two in King County, one in Snohomish County and one in Pend Oreille County.
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon
The idea that Lyme disease is due to bioweapons research gone wrong is easily disproven.
What exactly is a disease?
Seems like an easy question, until you take a closer look. Then things get messy. Measles is an easy call. What about obesity or the changes of normal aging?
Rabies: How it spreads and how to protect yourself
Nick Major, 21, suffered a small puncture wound after a bat flew into his hand during daylight on Vancouver Island. He died of rabies sever weeks later.
If you need to provide documentation of measles immunity, how do you obtain it?
How to avoid missing school or work if you’re exposed to the measles
Despite treatment, HIV persists in spinal fluid, linked to cognitive deficits
After nearly a decade of treatment, cells sheltering the virus could be found in the cerebrospinal fluid of half of participants in a trial of people with HIV.
New case of measles in King County
Case visited locations in Kenmore and Seattle while contagious. This brings the total to ten measles cases in King County residents since the beginning of May
Ticks spread a lot more than just Lyme disease
The number of tick-borne disease cases is on the rise. They’re spending new diseases. And new, invasive tick species keep turning up.
Two New Cases of Measles in King County
These two cases brings the total to nine measles cases in King County residents since the beginning of May.