Etiket: virus
After the death of a teenager infected with the Nipah virus, fears of an epidemic are growing among Indian authorities
More than 200 people are being monitored by health authorities and considered “high risk of contamination” cases, after the death of a teenager from his infection with the Nipah virus…
Polio virus detected in Gaza sewage
This detection “foreshadows a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting” this disease, warns the Hamas health ministry. Published 07/18/2024 11:49 PM Reading time:…
The High Authority of Health recommends vaccinating those over 75 against RSV, the virus responsible for bronchiolitis, from this autumn
The HAS also recommends vaccination for those over 65 who suffer from chronic respiratory or cardiac diseases. Published 04/07/2024 10:59 Reading time: 1 min A vaccination session. Illustrative image. (MARTIN…
The High Authority of Health recommends vaccinating those over 75 against RSV, the virus responsible for bronchiolitis, from this autumn
The HAS also recommends vaccination for those over 65 who suffer from chronic respiratory or cardiac diseases. Published 04/07/2024 10:59 Reading time: 1 min A vaccination session. Illustrative image. (MARTIN…
Slow down | Escaping the Haste Virus
Carl Honoré, Canadian journalist living in London, is one of the pioneers of the movement slow. He is the author of the book Praise of slowness, published in 2004 and…
Bird flu virus detected in beef from sick dairy cow
Avian flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday, but officials said meat from a single sick dairy cow was…
Respiratory syncytial virus | Medicine will be offered free to infants
Infants in Quebec will be able to receive free medication next fall to prevent respiratory tract infections due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which has overloaded pediatric emergencies in recent…
Respiratory syncytial virus | NACI recommends immunization program for infants
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommends a universal respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccination program for all infants. Published yesterday at 6:14 p.m. Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press…
Walrus dies from virus in Arctic, first recorded case in mammal
Far from being a disease only affecting poultry, avian flu now affects a large number of mammal species. Published on 04/29/2024 5:24 p.m. Update on 04/29/2024 7:26 p.m. Reading time:…
traces of the H5N1 virus detected in pasteurized milk in the United States
In recent weeks, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) has spread to American dairy farms. Published on 04/24/2024 07:41 Update on 04/24/2024 08:40 Reading time: 1 min…
a mosquito specialist expects “greater” circulation of the virus this summer with the Olympic Games
Entomologist Didier Fontenille assured Franceinfo on Tuesday that “each time there are population movements the risk increases”. Published on 04/23/2024 9:29 p.m. Reading time: 1 min The tiger mosquito can…
a mosquito specialist expects “greater” circulation of the virus this summer with the Olympic Games
Entomologist Didier Fontenille assured Franceinfo on Tuesday that “each time there are population movements the risk increases”. Published on 04/23/2024 9:29 p.m. Reading time: 1 min The tiger mosquito can…
“The risk is that the virus adapts and can circulate between humans”, estimates an epidemiologist
The avian flu epidemic affecting American farms does not only concern sheep. For several weeks, cases of infection have been detected in dairy cow farms, raising fears of the emergence…
“The risk is that the virus adapts and can circulate between humans”, estimates an epidemiologist
The avian flu epidemic affecting American farms does not only concern sheep. For several weeks, cases of infection have been detected in dairy cow farms, raising fears of the emergence…
New coronavirus, influenza virus… What are the main health risks in the next five years in France?
Over the coming years, the diseases likely to most seriously threaten human health will be linked to zoonoses, transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa, warns the Committee for…
Respiratory virus season far from over
Virus season is still in full swing. After COVID-19, influenza and RSV, it’s influenza B’s turn to make its presence felt. Even now, nearly 90,000 Quebecers contract an acute respiratory…
“As soon as we relax our guard, the virus comes back,” warns the organization’s general director, Florence Thune.
Published on 03/23/2024 4:01 p.m. Video length: 2 min Sidaction: “As soon as we relax our guard, the virus comes back,” warns the organization’s general director, Florence Thune From Friday…
Francophonite, a virus that does us good
In this Francophonie Month, it seems that measles is gaining ground in Montreal, like anglicization, which is spreading like a weed, my grandfather would say. And yet, last Friday, while…
Four years later | Life since the virus
Four years ago this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the world was entering a COVID-19 pandemic. Several waves of infections and vaccine doses later, what is the…
“The CNews virus has contaminated it”
Laurence Ferrari is surely one of the personalities most loyal to Vincent Bolloré. During the i-Télé crisis in 2016, the journalist was one of those who refused to strike, and…