An infectious variant of monkeypox is spreading in Congo in a new way – A virologist assesses the threat of a pandemic – 2024-04-02 10:00:51

An infectious variant of monkeypox is spreading in Congo in a new way – A virologist assesses the threat of a pandemic
 – 2024-04-02 10:00:51

Predicting the next pandemic is like eating soup with a fork: challenging. There are many variables, and chance is at the center of everything. Olli Vapalahti says that, for example, in mammals in fur farms, bird flu can combine with another influenza virus, which can lead to the development of a virus that can be … Read more

Singapore Flu (HFMD) Outbreak in Indonesia: Symptoms, Prevention, and Concerns

Singapore Flu (HFMD) Outbreak in Indonesia: Symptoms, Prevention, and Concerns

Singapore Flu or Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a disease that is easily transmitted and often attacks children. The Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that this virus often appears when the transition season arrives when a person’s immunity is decreasing. Nadia explains that the Singapore flu is … Read more

Misconceptions about catching a scab: “This would be good to understand” – 2024-03-14 20:52:53

Misconceptions about catching a scab: “This would be good to understand”
 – 2024-03-14 20:52:53

Scabies is definitely most commonly transmitted by skin-to-skin contact lasting long enough. An exceptional number of scabies infections have been reported in recent months. In the Husi region, the number of scabies patients has tripled in recent years. It has been feared that the virus can even be caught from bus benches, sofas in holiday … Read more

2024 Easter Holidays and School Calendar in Mexico: Important Dates and Schedule Changes

2024 Easter Holidays and School Calendar in Mexico: Important Dates and Schedule Changes

Mexico City — This weekend, from March 15 to 18, the first mega bridge will take place in Mexico’s basic education schools in 2024, a few days before the start of the Easter holidays. Classes will be suspended on Friday, March 15, 2024 due to administrative download, when teachers upload their students’ grades to the … Read more

Half of those who get sick in Finland have to be hospitalized – This kind of disease is spread by contaminated meat sausage – 2024-03-10 09:12:20

Half of those who get sick in Finland have to be hospitalized – This kind of disease is spread by contaminated meat sausage
 – 2024-03-10 09:12:20

More hepatitis E infections have been reported this year than usual. How do you know you are infected? Hepatitis E cases have increased in Finland. People usually get infected through food. Adobe stock/AOP The number of hepatitis cases has increased dramatically. This year, 82 hepatitis E cases from different parts of Finland have been reported … Read more

Cases of Malaria Confirmed in Romanian Volunteers Returning from Humanitarian Mission in Africa

Cases of Malaria Confirmed in Romanian Volunteers Returning from Humanitarian Mission in Africa

Two cases of malaria were confirmed in Suceava county, since the beginning of this year, in volunteers who returned from a humanitarian mission in Africa. Another volunteer from the team received confirmation of the disease in Iași and the case was managed by the Iaşi health authorities. A third case of suspected malaria, in a … Read more

This is what is known about the scabies epidemic right now – 2024-02-25 21:46:21

This is what is known about the scabies epidemic right now
 – 2024-02-25 21:46:21

There are also prejudices and fears about the spread of scabies. THL’s expert explains what is known about the spread of scabies. Will Finland soon be inhabited by a people itchy with scabies, who pay malta for not paying on time? The number of scurvy diagnoses recorded in THL’s Avohilmo system has grown explosively in … Read more

These infectious diseases are on the rise after the corona – 2024-02-21 08:34:51

These infectious diseases are on the rise after the corona
 – 2024-02-21 08:34:51

According to the expert, there have been no major changes in vaccination coverage in Finland since the corona years. Measles cases in Europe have raised questions about the wider spread of the disease. The MPR vaccine given in Finland since 1982 offers protection against measles, mumps and rubella. Good vaccination coverage has been our country’s … Read more