Category Virus Alert

Health Officials See Spike in Stomach Virus Cases in the Four States, America Doctors are warning you of a stomach virus outbreak in the area. Mercy Hospital in Joplin is seeing an average of four stomach flu cases each day.…

Contagious Disease Chicken Pox Outbreak Reported In Cottage Grove, California, America   Lane County Public Health announced Friday a chicken pox outbreak at Lincoln Middle School in Cottage Grove. “Currently, 10 cases of the virus have been confirmed, which is…

Discovery Of Bacteria-Eating Virus Could Lead To The End Of Hospital Superbug C-diff, UK Doctors are frantically trying to find an antibiotic-resistant bacteria urgently. In a major discovery by scientists in England, a virus has been found which feeds on…

New HIV Strain In Russia Spreading Rapidly, Scientists Say A scientific research center in Siberia said Wednesday that it has discovered a new strain of HIV in Russia and that the virus is spreading “at a rapid rate.” The subtype,…

Salmonella Strain Found Untreatable By Antibiotics A unique virulent outbreak of salmonella was reported at a chicken farm in the Central Valley area of California, has scientists baffling. The new salmonella strain found has features unlike the known salmonella virus,…

MERS Virus Again Linked To Bats The point of origin for the MERS virus continues to baffle scientists. New evidence once again suggests that the deadly virus is linked to bats. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is one of…

Local Hospital Reports Rise In RSV – Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cases, St. Petersburg, Florida, America “Tell them you’re ready to go home,” said St. Pete mom Sarah Shaffer, sitting on her son’s hospital bed. 3-year-old Brody Shaffer has been at…

MERS Virus Claims Two More Victims On Eve Of Hajj In Saudi Arabia Two more Saudi Arabian citizens have died after contracting the MERS virus just days before an estimated two million people are expected to travel to the country…

MERS Virus Outbreak Affects 136 In Saudi The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that the outbreak of the deadly MERS virus has now affected 136 people in Saudi Arabia. Spokesman Glenn Thomas has recently reported six extra cases…