The Infectious diseases topic features the latest news, guidelines, education, EMS training and tips related to infection control and EMS role in prevention the transmission of and caring for ...

The Infectious Disease and Climate Change Fund (IDCCF) addresses the impact of climate change on human health in Canada by: Health professionals with the information they need to provide advice to ...

A RECENT study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco has unveiled a simplified approach to assessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence ...

Thyroid diseases are characterized by hyperfunction (hyperthyroidism), hypofunction (hypothyoidism) or inflammation (thyroiditis) of the thyroid gland or the presence of thyroid nodules ...

Hantavirus, an infectious disease, can be contracted by contact with rodents or their urine or feces. While it does not spread between people, the disease is found around the world. Over four ...

This led to a lack of access to vaccines and a clear, early decrease in rates of vaccination,” Dr. Richard Martinello chief medical officer and professor of infectious diseases at Yale Medicine ...

Diseases live and spread in humans, animals, and non-living objects. Contagious diseases can infect people from skin-to-skin contact, breathing, eating, and other pathways. Most contagious ...

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The American Heart Association finds among black adults ages 20 and older: 60% of men and 58% of women had cardiovascular disease, according to a study. Executive Director Lisa Wheeler-Cooper has ...

Since this pandemic, we have been constantly reminded of the threat that emerging infectious diseases pose, as well as new strains of existing microbes, and even infections that may eventually ...