Category: Infectious Disease
Flu plane: are we really ready for a global pandemic?
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic killed 50-100m people. A major influenza pandemic on this scale will happen again, and we’re unprepared.
E. coli infections in Washington state linked to raw milk
A Washington state child under 5 years old and resident in their 70s became ill with an E. coli infection after drinking Dungeness Valley Creamery raw milk.
Do not eat any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, warns CDC
Consumers and retailers should not to eat, serve, or sell any Honey Smacks cereal, which is linked to a Salmonella outbreak and continues to make people sick.
Increase in new HIV cases in King County among heterosexuals who inject drugs
Public health has identified a cluster of 8 people with HIV infection in north Seattle. All were living homeless and injected or used illicit drugs.
West Nile Virus Found in Pierce County Mosquito Sample
This is the first detection of the virus in mosquitoes west of the Cascades. Mosquito season usually ends in mid-September.
Traveller returned to King County with measles
Before he was diagnosed, he may have exposed others to the measles at Sea-Tac Airport and the Emergency Department of Harborview Medical Center.
Religious Conservatives’ Ties To Trump Officials Pay Off In AIDS Policies, Funding
Evangelical activist Shepherd Smith has spent decades cultivating relationships with leading AIDS policymakers to promote abstinence-only sex education.
Meet the world’s most deadliest creature, Mozzie the Mosquito,
Two rabid bats found in Auburn
Two bats (1 dead, the other appeared sick) on the sidewalk near the corner of B Street NE and 3rd Street NE in Auburn, August 13, tested positive for rabies.
Rabbit fever is a thing? Get to know tularemia
Tularemia is a rare disease whose effects can range from mild to life-threatening, causing ulcers, gland inflammations, and in some instances, difficulty breathing.
Salmonella outbreak associated with Fremont Bowl in Seattle
Four people from three separate meal parties that have reported illness after eating at Fremont Bowl from July 27-29, 2018. One of the ill people was hospitalized and has since recovered.
One in 7 infants exposed to Zika found to have health problems, CDC
Some of these problems were not apparent at birth. The full range of long-term health problems caused by Zika will remain unknown until these babies mature.
Hot temp, low tides increase risk of infection from shellfish
The Three Cs – check, chill and cook – can prevent illness from shellfish.
Health warning issued for Kroger, Trader Joe’s salad and wrap products
USDA issues public health alert for beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products due to concerns about contamination with the parasite Cyclospora.
Washington joins Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV prevention campaign
U=U: People living with HIV, who have undetectable levels of HIV in their blood, have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their partners.