Treatment-resistant ringworm infections seen in U.S. for first time
Treatment-resistant illnesses have been diagnosed in Asia, Europe and Canada, but two cases in New York City mark the first time they have been diagnosed in the United States.
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Treatment-resistant illnesses have been diagnosed in Asia, Europe and Canada, but two cases in New York City mark the first time they have been diagnosed in the United States.
Walensky has overseen the agency since the early days of the Biden administration.
Up to 10,000 deaths and 160,000 hospitalizations a year are caused by RSV in seniors.
Doctors have limited options to treat the "extensively drug-resistant" strains of Shigella bacteria.
The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.
The CDC cited concerns over the COVID-19 surge in China and "the lack of adequate and transparent" data from the country's health authorities.
Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage.
The World Health Organization urged countries to adopt the new name for the disease, citing the "ongoing negative impact" of the original.
The CDC says six people in six states, including New Jersey, have been infected.
The agency says the new revisions acknowledge "the pandemic is not over" but should not disrupt daily life as much as it used to.
Federal officials said this week that they had been considering a testing requirement.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at how likely adults were to say they had remembered to wash their hands in six scenarios
The CDC is conducting a scientific review to see if wearing a face mask can not only stop the spread of the coronavirus but can also protect the wearer.
The teams arrived in the state on Thursday, May 14 and have been working to provide assistance to locations in need.
An estimated 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended.
Are you avoiding fats in your daily diet? It may be time to stop -- that is, if your daily diet is Mediterranean.
When working on the influenza vaccine for the following year, researchers make a guess as to which strains will be prevalent.
Port Authority officials say the CDC investigated a sick passenger at Newark Liberty International Airport for possible Ebola.
For more information about Ebola, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday that 160 lab-confirmed cases were reported in the 22 states. On Tuesday, the CDC's count was 130 cases in 12 states.
3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl is here with the advisory.
The CDC is reviewing its safety procedures at high-security labs, some of which had to be closed after a release of anthrax and bird flu. Now, they're getting input from the medical community.
Nearly 17% of US children and adolescents are obese. But, according to a CDC report, many people who are obese don't consider themselves as having the condition.
But calling out sick from work means no pay for many, especially low-income workers.
"In New Jersey, the prevalence is one in 45 children with (some degree of) autism," says Dr. Walter Zahorodny, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the New Jersey Medical School.
