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Allergies Don’t Cause a Fever — At Least, Not Directly

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restrictive lung disease :: Article Creator Lingering Lung Disorders 5 Years Post-COVID: Here's What To Know The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. Five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis, which involves scarring of the lungs that can worsen over time and may require a lung transplant, according to pulmonologists. Early infection caused extensive inflammation in many different body systems, noted Dr. Scott Scheinin, MD, director of lung transplantation for Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. SCIENTISTS FIND CLUES ON WHY COVID VACCINE CAUSES CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS IN SOME "Once they cleared that infection, a lot of people were left with some amount of lung tissue being destroyed," Scheinin told Fox News Digital during an interview. Post-COVID pulmonary fibr...

Hay Fever (Rhinitis) | Symptoms & Treatment | ACAAI Public Website

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bone tumor :: Article Creator Kennebunk Boy, Now A Cancer Survivor, Becomes 'real-life Superhero,' Helping Others KENNEBUNK, Maine — Jackson Kalbhenn loves Spider-Man and many of the other Marvel superheroes. This is an appropriate thing to share first about Jackson because here's what you should know about him: just like Spidey, he too has a superpower. He is a cancer survivor, and now, at age 7, he is doing what Spider-Man, Iron Man and all those other Marvel icons do: he's helping people. Jackson Kalbhenn and his mother, Martine, of Kennebunk, Maine, are teaming up to raise funds and awareness in the fight against Ewing Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer that mostly affects children and young people. Jackson is a survivor of the cancer and is now doing well. Jackson, his mother, Martine, his father, Kyle, and his older sister, Sofia, have joined forces in the fight against Ewing sarcoma, the rare bone cancer that mostly affects...

Allergies or COVID-19: What Are the Differences?

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latest outbreak :: Article Creator Measles In Ohio: What To Know About The Outbreak, Vaccines, Day Care And More Your browser is not supportedusatoday.Com usatoday.Com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use. Unfortunately, your browser is not supported. Please download one of these browsers for the best experience on usatoday.Com Republican Congressman Says Federal Cuts Won't Undermine Public Health, Even As Texas Battles Measles Outbreak U.S. Rep. Keith Self also defends automobile tariffs and says "Signalgate" shouldn't cost any jobs. MCKINNEY, Texas — While Texas continues to address a growing measles outbreak, now at 400 cases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a "dramatic restructuring," cutting 20,000 employees, with half of them being fired. HHS a...

Fall Allergies Are Real. And They’re Getting Worse.

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tropical fever :: Article Creator Dangerous Fever Strikes Popular Vacation Destinations Health officials caution spring breakers as Puerto Rico cases increase 113 percent in popular vacation destinations As travelers finalize plans for tropical getaways, health officials are tracking a concerning rise in dengue fever cases across destinations favored by American tourists. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory highlighting a 15 percent increase in dengue cases throughout the Americas compared to the five-year average, with over 760,000 reported infections since January. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—both frequent destinations for spring breakers and vacation travelers—are experiencing particularly significant outbreaks. Puerto Rico has documented 936 cases in 2025, representing a dramatic 113 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The U.S. Virgin Islands has reported 30 cases, prompti...

Allergies Don’t Cause a Fever — At Least, Not Directly

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birch pollen :: Article Creator An Allergy Nightmare: Atlanta Records Highest Pollen Count In 35 Years Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Allergy sufferers in Atlanta suffered more than usual on Saturday after the metro area shattered its pollen count record, hitting the highest pollen count in 35 years, according to Atlanta Allergy And Asthma. The center tracks the daily pollen count for the city and on Saturday that total pollen count was 14,801. For comparison, on the same date one year ago, March 29, 2024, the pollen count was 1,646, just a fraction of this weekend's record-breaker. The previous record was set in 2012, and that pollen count was 9,369. So what does the daily pollen county really mean? It represents the number of pollen grains in a cubic meter of air. ...

How To Tell the Difference Between COVID-19, Allergies and Sinus Problems

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dysentery :: Article Creator Dysentery Cases On The Rise In The Portland Area: 40 New Cases Reported In January Alone Your browser is not supportedusatoday.Com usatoday.Com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use. Unfortunately, your browser is not supported. Please download one of these browsers for the best experience on usatoday.Com Dysentery, The Diarrhea-inducing Bacterial Infection, On The Rise In Oregon Dying of dysentery is now more than just a video game meme in Oregon. In a disgusting turn of events straight out of the "Oregon Trail" game, the diarrhea-inducing malady dysentery is making a stomach-churning comeback in a densely populated region of the state. Cases of the hyper-contagious bacterial disease have surged in Multnomah County, with health officials reporting 40 cases of the wretched sic...

Hay Fever (Rhinitis) | Symptoms & Treatment | ACAAI Public Website

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Allergies Don’t Cause a Fever — At Least, Not Directly

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melioidosis outbreak :: Article Creator Australia: At Least 16 Dead In Outbreak Of Waterborne Illness After Severe Storms In Northern Queensland In the aftermath of heavy rainfall and severe flooding that struck northern Queensland last month, residents of the region are being confronted with an unprecedentedly large outbreak of melioidosis. Some 125 confirmed cases and 16 deaths have been reported in the state since the start of this year, according to the latest Queensland Health figures, from March 9. A petri plate containing multiple colonies of Gram-negative Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria. [AP Photo/U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Discovered in 1910 by scientists Alfred Whitmore and C.S Krishnaswami working in Myanmar, melioidosis is a water and soil-borne disease, caused by the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic to the tropical regions of the world, with most strains found in northern Australia and sout...

Allergies or COVID-19: What Are the Differences?

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cjd disease :: Article Creator Papua New Guinea Cannibal Tribe Could Hold Clue To "mad Cow Disease" Friday, November 20th 2009 - 10:29 UTC Full article A strong genetic resistance emerged after a major epidemic Darwinian natural selection could help halt human "mad cow disease", experts say after finding a tribe impervious to a related fatal brain disorder. The Papua New Guinea tribe developed strong genetic resistance after a major epidemic of the CJD-like disease, kuru, spread mostly by cannibalism. Medical Research Council experts assessed more than 3,000 survivors of the mid-20th Century epidemic. Their findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kuru, a prion disease similar to CJD in humans and BSE in animals, was transmitted at mortuary feasts where - until the practice was banned in the late 1950s - women and children consumed their deceased relatives as a mark of respect and mourning. But a...