infection
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My eight-year-old daughter woke up with a high temperature and bloody diarrhoea. This was the infection to blame, how she picked it up while swimming… and why experts now warn of a ticking timebomb
Aisling McCarthy had no reason not to let her eight-year-old daughter, Keeva, swim at their local beach during this year’s…
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Second flesh-eating screwworm infection reported in cattle in Texas | Texas
A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm fly was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Texas, days…
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UK
Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection
If confirmed, they would be the first cases of infection outside Africa since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic…
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Canada
Dangerous bacterial infection hits highest level seen in Canada in more than a decade
Annual cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), a rare but dangerous bacterial infection, have hit the highest level seen in…
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UK
I was told my scratchy throat was just a chest infection. My real diagnosis was shattering – and if I hadn’t fought doctors, I wouldn’t have survived
When 32-year-old Chantelle Asciak went to her doctor complaining of an itchy throat and chest pain in February 2022, she…
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USA
Valerie Bertinelli says she’s lucky to have survived breast surgery infection
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Valerie Bertinelli says she is “lucky to be alive” after suffering a…
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USA
‘My husband spent two days on a trolley in overrun A&E – weeks later he died from deadly brain infection’
Tom Frith was suffering flu-like symptoms and confusion when he walked into an “overrun” A&E department, feeling unsteady on his…
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USA
Minnesota police sergeant dies 24 hours after brain infection
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Minnesota police sergeant and father of two died less than 24…
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UK
Woman loses four limbs after dog lick infection causes sepsis horror | UK | News
Woman caught a terrible infection and had all four limbs amputated (Image: GOFUNDME) A woman had all four of her…
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UK
People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds | Obesity
Research suggests that people living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalized with or die from infection, and…
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