disease
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Bird Flu Is Hitting Australian Farms, and the First Human Case Has Been Reported: Here’s What We Know
What should we make of this latest development, as bird flu makes news locally and around the world?
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What Is This New Langya Virus and Do We Need to Be Worried?
A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China’s Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021. It’s related to Hendra and Nipah viruses, which cause disease in humans. However, there’s much we don’t know about the new virus – known as LayV for short…
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What Is Foot and Mouth Disease and Why Are Farmers Fearful of It?
Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world. It can cripple the livestock sector, cause immense animal suffering, destroy farmer businesses, create food insecurity and has massive trade impacts for Australia. It’s little wonder Australian farmers, rural communities, consumers and governments…
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What Are ‘Comorbidities,’ Anyway?
Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, recently said it was “encouraging news” that most people who have died of COVID-19 had multiple comorbidities. While I’d disagree with the “encouraging” part, I think it’s important to take a look at what comorbidities really are.