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Mystery disease strikes Mozambican province
(World health - EU Monitor 17/08/2009)
2009/08/17 MAPUTO: An outbreak of a strange disease in the district of Tsangano, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, has killed at least 20 people since it was first reported last May, Mozambian news agency (AIM) said. At present there some 142 infected, reported Mozambique's state television TVM on Saturday. The disease attacks the central nervous system. In the early the stages its symptoms are similar to malaria, including abdominal pain, and loss of voice in its advanced stages.
Natural bleach 'key to healing'
(BBC 07/06/2009)
A natural bleach produced by the body appears to play a key role in marshalling the immune system to fight off infection and heal wounds. US scientists, working on zebrafish, which have similar genes to humans, found a burst of hydrogen peroxide is released following a tissue injury. This seems to be the signal for white blood cells to converge at the site of damage and begin the healing process. The Nature study may help explain conditions such as asthma.
Woolly thinking
(BBC 30/04/2009)
One problem for those trying to model the spread of disease is that people react to their justifiable fear in un-modelled ways. It's been learnt only relatively recently, for example, that one of the first things frightened people might do is rush to school to collect their children. Those in fear of Sars who sent their children to relatives in the countryside created an effective transmission mechanism.
Use a tissue! How just one sneeze can infect 150 other people
(Daily Mail 05/12/2008)
They say coughs and sneezes can spread diseases. Now researchers have proved a single wayward sneeze from a rush-hour commuter can end up giving up to 150 fellow passengers a cold in just five minutes.
Doctors warn of risks of restricting NHS treatment for failed asylum seekers
(Telegraph 10/11/2008)
Failed asylum seekers could spread infectious disease and pose a "significant" public health risk if their access to the NHS is restricted doctors will warn today.
Health trust removes toys from clinics
(Telegraph 07/11/2008)
A health trust has removed toys from all of its clinics because of the infection risk.
MPs call for tighter biosecurity
(BBC 25/06/2008)
British laboratories handling dangerous diseases have been neglected, an MPs' report has warned.
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