California Mother Loses All Four Limbs After Eating Contaminated Fish
A 40-year-old mother in San Jose, California lost all her limbs in surgery Thursday after eating tilapia she did not know was contaminated, her friends have explained.
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Didn’t Even Manage a Week: Migrants Evacuated From ‘Floatel’ After Legionella Bacteria Discovered
Govt latest bid to give impression of being tough border control lasted less than a week, as migrants leave an accommodation barge.
‘Like Nothing Seen Before’ — Swedish Researchers Warn of ‘Alarming’ Rise of Antibiotic Resistant Diseases in Ukraine
Health experts from Sweden have warned of an “alarming antibiotic resistance” being developed in some patients in Ukraine.
Study: Hawaii’s Lava Caves Full of Uncharacterized Bacteria
Volcanic environments in Hawaii are apparently full of mysterious microbes, a study reveals, with uncharacterized communities of bacteria.
CDC Links Foreign Infection Reported in U.S. to Aromatherapy Fragrance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the bacteria that causes melioidosis — an infection primarily found in Southeast Asia and northern Australia — in an aromatherapy fragrance bottle at the home of one of four Americans that contracted the infection this year.
Israeli Disinfectant Tunnel Could Provide the Solution for Mass Gatherings
TEL AVIV – Israeli researchers have developed a “disinfection tunnel” which they say could enable mass gatherings by spraying visitors with a sanitizing water-based liquid.
D.C. Officials Lift Boil Water Advisory; Contaminant Found in One Area
DC Water officials announced on social media on Sunday the advisory to boil water in some areas of the District of Columbia had been lifted after a valve malfunction in the city’s water system on Thursday led to more than two days of restrictions to avoid possible exposure to contaminants.
Experts Say Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Worsening Due to Lack of Supply
The current landscape of infection control is rife with a growing trend of microorganisms that antibiotics cannot treat — and the declining supply of appropriate medication is worsening the problem.
Woman Sues Sephora, Claims Lipstick Sample Gave Her Oral Herpes
A California woman filed a lawsuit against the cosmetics retailer Sephora, claiming that a lipstick sample from the store gave her oral herpes.
Officials: Fleas in Two Arizona Counties Tested Positive for the Plague
Fleas in two Arizona counties tested positive for the Bubonic plague — the same disease that killed millions of people in the 14th century throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe, public health officials say.
Israeli Startup Seeks to Eliminate Need for Antibiotics
The Israeli start-up BiomX, which last week completed a $24 million round of financing, is aiming to replace the need for conventional antibiotics by developing treatments that selectively eliminate specific bacteria.
Biorisk: Doomsday Bug, Resistant to Every Drug, Found in L.A.
Los Angeles County Health authorities issued a national biorisk warning on Tuesday after identifying a patient infected with the 100 percent drug-resistant “mcr-1” bacterial pathogen, apparently acquired through international travel.
Gross: L.A. River Polluted With Harmful Levels of Fecal Bacteria
A study released by environmental advocacy group Heal the Bay on Wednesday has revealed dangerously high levels of fecal bacteria in the Los Angeles River.
Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Reaches U.S.
A day long-feared by doctors has arrived: A patient in the United States infected by a strain of bacteria that appears completely resistant to antibiotics.
‘Phantom Menace’ Superbug Assaults the ‘Last Bastion of Antibiotics’
Doctors have long worried about the evolution of a disease that would defeat antibiotic treatments. There are now two such “superbugs” on the medical radar screen, and one of them is spreading through the United States.
Antibiotic Apocalypse: Scientists Warn that Humans Are Losing War with Bacteria
A new study showing rapid adaptation of harmful bacteria able to resist even the sternest antibiotics has led a number of scientists to warn of an imminent “post-antibiotic era” when current medicine will find itself unable to treat many common
Beards Loaded with Bacteria Found in Toilets
Those furry things on men’s faces known as beards contain much of the same bacteria as found in fecal matter.
‘Superbug’ Kills Two At UCLA Hospital, 180 Feared Exposed
A procedure called ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which uses a specialized endoscope to deal with ailments of the digestive system, has unwittingly introduced a superbug called CRE, or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, into at least two patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center who died as a result. Five other patients were also exposed to the superbug; 180 more may have been exposed.
