Groups – Activity – Jennifer Corder

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Diseases Spread by Humans, Animals and Insects 6 years, 3 months ago

Have you been hearing about a fairly new infection that is causing paralysis in children.
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system and causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. CDC has been thoroughly investigating the AFM cases that have occurred since 2014, when we first noted…[Read more]

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Diseases Spread by Humans, Animals and Insects 6 years, 3 months ago

CDC has stated in its Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, FluView, that as of the week ending November 17, the geographic spread of influenza in one state was reported as regional; Guam and 14 states reported local activity; and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 35 states reported sporadic activity. A total…[Read more]

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Diseases Spread by Humans, Animals and Insects 6 years, 3 months ago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Food Safety Alert regarding eating and storing romaine lettuce. Check it out here:
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-11-18/index.html

Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 3 months ago

Patients and clinicians should know to send stool culture on anyone with bloody diarrhea (a sign of possible E coli infection), and not to reflexively treat with antibiotics, because it can increase the risk of having kidney damage.

Lynn Kane posted an update in the group Diseases Spread by Humans, Animals and Insects 6 years, 3 months ago

I finally managed to get the raw data to save in this group. Take a look, I think you will find it interesting. Lynn

Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 3 months ago

Great to see this data, thanks for posting it.
I look forward to watching year round trends for Lyme disease, transmission still possible, but much reduced levels of exposure in the winter.