Silent Parasite Spreads
“That’s like removing smoke detectors because fires are expensive to track.”
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WHO Declares Hantavirus Outbreak Officially Over
Perhaps the most enduring lesson is that successful public health stories are often invisible.
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Could we be looking at another lockdown?
“Hantavirus may rarely spread from person to person, but it is still a highly deadly virus and shouldn’t be taken lightly.”
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Hantavirus Outbreak Strands Cruise Ship
“Nearly 150 people are marooned in the Atlantic, trapped not by storm or engine failure, but by an invisible virus and the politics of fear.”
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The virus making hundreds of millions of people worldwide sick in any given year
“It’s not the food. It’s norovirus that came uninvited on unwashed hands.”
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What COVID-19 taught us: Tips for facing future pandemics
“Preparedness and clear communication are key to minimizing the impact of any future outbreak.”
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May Is Lupus Awareness Month Find Out Which Celebrities Have Lupus
BY MICHELLE SMITH Last year I was asked to write about Lupus. “The Disease of a 1000 Faces”. Lupus has
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Zika Virus 101: WHO Declares Emergency
BY DR LYDIA THURTON Headlines of infants with abnormally small skulls have been in the news for months. The Zika
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Herpes Help: Let’s Break the Stigma
BY DR LYDIA THURTON She cried her eyes out in my office. She felt like she’d done the worst thing
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What to Do When You Have the Flu
BY DR LYDIA THURTON The flu descended on my household and it took no prisoners. My loved ones were down
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