by admin | Nov 11, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by Fortune.com Walking pneumonia is what it sounds like, a form of pneumonia so seemingly mild that people with the bacterial illness are often up and about—and inadvertently spreading germs. As the disease continues to circulate nationwide this...
by admin | Oct 28, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by CBS News Infections with the illness known as “walking pneumonia” or “white lung pneumonia” have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency room data suggests, a year after a surge of such cases...
by admin | Oct 7, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by the CDC As people get older, their immune systems do not work as well. Older adults are also more likely to have underlying health conditions. Most deaths from respiratory viruses occur in people older than 65, with risk increasing sharply with...
by admin | Sep 30, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by the University of Virginia There’s a chill in the air, students are back in school and summer’s colors are fading: Cold and flu season is nearly upon us. For the last three years, health care providers have warned of a “tripledemic,” during...
by admin | Sep 23, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by National Council on Aging (NCOA) With all the talk about COVID-19 and the flu and how they impact older adults, sometimes the common cold can be overlooked. So what exactly is a run-of-the-mill cold? It refers to a mild infection of the nose...
by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Infection prevention
Originally Published by ScienceAlert A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at 120 U.S. hospitals from January...
