Sinus infections themselves aren’t contagious, but the viruses that cause most of them are. Viral sinus infections often follow colds or flu, which spread through respiratory droplets when someone ...

An ear infection, also known as acute otitis media, is an infection that occurs in the space behind the eardrum. Ear infections are common in babies and toddlers. The National Institutes of Health ...

Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases ...

Patients with corticosteroid use, malignancy, iron deficiency anemia and active infections were excluded. European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group (EUSTAR) disease activity index was used to ...

There were 601,319 cases of the bacterial infection gonorrhea reported in 2023, the second straight year of declines. The rate of gonorrhea cases decreased 7.7% from 2022 to 2023 and 9.2% from ...

The test has the potential to vastly improve care for neurological infections that cause diseases like meningitis and encephalitis, as well as speed up the detection of new viral pandemic threats.

Japanese version The data on this "Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan" page is based on original coverage by the Mainichi Shimbun and press releases from the Ministry of Health ...

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It is estimated that around 90% of adults aged 50 and above have been infected with the varicella-zoster virus. If you ever had chickenpox, then this wily virus is lurking in your nervous system ...