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News Articles: virus

Clockwise from upper left: Nomads from the Peul tribe give blood samples to be tested for sleeping sickness. In 2024, Chad got rid of one form of the disease. Brazil and Timor Leste eliminated lymphatic filariasis, the disfiguring parasite that causes a condition known as elephantiasis. A doctor sees children during a leprosy screening campaign; Jordan eliminated the disease this year. An elderly farmer woman receives an eye exam for trachoma in Vietnam — which along with India and Pakistan — eradicated th…

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  • Global Health

9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024

Nine countries eliminated a disease in 2024. Here's how Pakistan pulled it off — fulfilling a young boy's dream of eliminating blindness caused by bacterial infections.

December 30, 2024
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
A parvovirus B19 infection can cause a facial rash in children, which is why the disease caused by the virus is sometimes called "slapped-cheek disease."

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  • Science

What to know about the 'slapped cheek' virus uptick in the U.S.

Most healthy people have either no symptoms or flu-like symptoms from a parvovirus B19 infection, but it can lead to serious complications for certain groups of people.

August 17, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
An image of the hepatitis C virus  Image made from a transmission electron microscopy. The virus is adept at evading the immune system.

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  • Science

Hep C has a secret strategy to evade the immune system. And now we know what it is

How does the hepatitis C virus keep the immune system at bay? A scientist finds the answer — and it involves a standard technique used by villains.

July 26, 2023
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By:
  • Bec Roldan
Registered pharmacist Sapana Patel, loads a syringe with monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Health

How to keep your pets safe from monkeypox — and what to do if they get it

Animal carriers of the virus include various rodents, dogs, primates, hedgehogs and shrews, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City.

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  • Global Health

Critics say 'monkeypox' is a racist name. But it's not going away anytime soon

Scientists call the name "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name. And some say the name doesn't need changing.

August 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Waterfowl and the raptors that dine on them, like this bald eagle and snow goose, have both been killed by the new bird flu virus.

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  • Science

A worrisome new bird flu is spreading in American birds and may be here to stay

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states. Purging the nation's poultry supply may not be enough to keep the virus from sticking around.

April 09, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Sikhulile Moyo, the laboratory director at the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership and a research associate with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, headed the team that identified the omicron variant.

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  • Global Health

The scientist in Botswana who identified omicron was saddened by the world's reaction

He and his team were stunned by the number of mutations. They felt they'd made a contribution by alerting the world to a dangerous variant. Then came the travel bans for residents of southern Africa.

December 17, 2021
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  • Melody Schrieber
The numerals in this illustration show the main mutation sites of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is likely the most contagious version. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) binds to a receptor on a human cell (blue).

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  • Global Health

The Delta Variant Isn't Just Hyper-Contagious. It Also Grows More Rapidly Inside You

New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain.

July 08, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff

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  • Global Health

Visual Explainer: Why Some Coronavirus Variants Are More Contagious Than Others

This animated video uses puzzle pieces to show how a coronavirus binds to a cell's surface — and what happens when a mutation occurs.

May 19, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus continue to increase this month, with the number of Americans who died in a single day from the illness surpassing 3,600.

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  • Health

U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record

Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise.

December 17, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Tobacco plants are being used in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. One is already being tested in humans.

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  • Health

Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine

Here's irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Joe Palca
Air conditioners on a building. Scientists say there has been too little research into the role of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the spread of the coronavirus.

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  • Global Health

Can Air Conditioners Spread COVID-19?

People are worried that the virus could be spread by air conditioning systems. Here's what researchers do — and don't yet — know.

August 18, 2020
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By:
  • Jessica Craig
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva of Arizona presides over a hearing examining Park Police response to Lafayette Square protests on June 29 in Washington, D.C. Grijalva tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

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  • National

Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva Tests Positive For COVID-19

It's unclear how the Democrat, who says he is asymptomatic, contracted the virus, but earlier this week, he presided over a hearing that included another member who has since tested positive.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness.

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  • Your Health

Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
Mary Spoto, general manager of Madison Chop House Grille, changes the sign as she and her staff prepare to shift from take out only to dine-in service in April in Madison, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Coronavirus Remains A Daunting, Shifting Issue

Thursday on Political Rewind , the coronavirus outbreak remains a daunting public health challenge in Georgia and across the country. Several states...

June 18, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
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