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Several common infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment.
Over 60% of the bacteria causing gonorrhoea, a common sexually-transmitted infection, have been reported as resistant to one of the main antibiotics used to treat it.
Marburg virus is rare among people but it is highly infectious once it finds a human host, and the disease can be fatal, with an average fatality rate of around 50%, according to the WHO. During a 2005 outbreak of the virus in Angola, the death rate among Marburg patients was as high as 88%, the agency said.
paid_influencer wrote:320400101_833071534478285_8196150833909853249_n.pngWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Several common infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment.
Over 60% of the bacteria causing gonorrhoea, a common sexually-transmitted infection, have been reported as resistant to one of the main antibiotics used to treat it.
2023 Why syphilis is rising around the world?
Syphilis is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted infections. Once thought to be in decline, it is now resurging at an alarming rate.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230706-the-troubling-rise-in-congenital-syphilis
The infection is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum and symptoms are divided into four stages. The earliest is characterised by a painless sore at the site of contact or a rash. An intramuscular dose of penicillin is considered to be the most effective way of treating the infection. Left untreated, however, syphilis can lead to long-term neurological and cardiovascular diseases.
The US released its latest data on sexually transmitted infections (STI). Cases of syphilis saw the largest increase, with cases surging 32% between 2020 and 2021 to reach the highest number of reported incidences in 70 years. The epidemic is also showing no signs of slowing, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned. And it has pointed to some "alarming" new trends driving this sudden spike in the disease.
Congenital syphilis – where a mother passes the infection to her child during pregnancy, often after contracting it from their partner – has risen particularly sharply, with cases soaring in the US by 32% between 2020-2021. The disease can cause stillbirths, infant deaths and life-long health problems.
It has left many health experts reeling.
And it is not something just happening in the US. There were 7.1 million new cases of syphilis globally in 2020 according to World Health Organization data. In 2022, the UK saw syphilis cases reach their highest level since 1948.
In recent decades, most cases of syphilis are among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Some parts of the world, however, are seeing a decrease in syphilis cases among men. Rates of infectious syphilis in Canada decreased among males, for example. But at the same time there has been a rise in rates among women not just in Canada but globally, which has led to higher rates of congenital syphilis in many parts of the world. Across the Americas as a whole there were 30,000 cases of mother-to-child transmissions of syphilis in 2021, a figure that health officials describe as "unacceptably high".
{Long article} https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230706-the-troubling-rise-in-congenital-syphilis
But scientists have so far failed to arrive at a single theory on is why syphilis is rising faster than other STIs. There is no strong evidence to suggest that the strains in circulation have become any more virulent, says Mena. Antibiotic resistance is also not prevalent enough to explain the spikes, says Bogoch.
"We should be comfortable talking about syphilis," he says. "So called well-informed people turn to accusations as opposed to thinking about it scientifically. We are having sex – stuff happens."
In recent decades, most cases of syphilis are among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea rose by 7% 2021. Syphilis saw the biggest surge, growing by 32% between 2020 and 2021.redmanjp wrote:In recent decades, most cases of syphilis are among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
so u have that, and a 20% rate of LGBT identification among GenZ and more than 10% among Millenials. perhaps that's the reason? and most are bisexual which means after a bisexual man contracts it from a man he has sex with women, thereby infecting them and causing all the mother to child cases.
Chickenpox cases confirmed at secondary school
The Five Rivers Secondary School has been closed following the confirmation of several cases of the Chickenpox virus, the Ministry of Health has said.
The Ministry assured that the necessary public health measures are being taken, including sanitisation of the affected classrooms.
The school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has been trained in information relating to the clinical signs and symptoms as well as preventative measures for the Chickenpox virus.
Chickenpox is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region, but, the Ministry said that case number may increase occasionally.
Increases tend to occur in areas deemed high-risk including Schools, Prisons, Homes for the Elderly and Children.
The Chickenpox virus usually begins with flu-like symptoms including: fever, cough, runny nose, headache and sore throat, and feeling sick, tired and sluggish
A few days after the onset of symptoms, red swollen spots or bumps may appear. These bumps can spread to the entire body, even inside the mouth, eyelids or genital area, and turn into pimple like blisters filled with clear or cloudy fluid. The blisters can break open, often leaking fluid.
But, the Ministry said good hygiene practices can prevent and reduce the spread of Chickenpox.
It offered the following tips to help people prevent the spread of Chickenpox:
• Washing hands regularly with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitisers containing at least 70 per cent alcohol.
• Regular cleaning and sanitising of high touch surfaces like doorknobs and countertops, desks.
• Avoid sharing personal items like utensils, water bottles, towels and washrags with others.
• Avoid touching your face and eyes.
• Avoid close contact with people who display symptoms of infectious viruses.
• Keep children away from school or stay away from work if you are ill.
The County Medical Officer of Health will continue to collaborate with officials from the Ministry of Education on this matter and will provide updates to the public as necessary.
redmanjp wrote:ah whole school close because of it
https://tt.loopnews.com/content/chickenpox-cases-confirmed-secondary-school#:~:text=Chickenpox%20is%20endemic%20to%20Trinidad,for%20the%20Elderly%20and%20Children.Chickenpox cases confirmed at secondary school
The Five Rivers Secondary School has been closed following the confirmation of several cases of the Chickenpox virus, the Ministry of Health has said.
The Ministry assured that the necessary public health measures are being taken, including sanitisation of the affected classrooms.
The school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has been trained in information relating to the clinical signs and symptoms as well as preventative measures for the Chickenpox virus.
Chickenpox is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean region, but, the Ministry said that case number may increase occasionally.
Increases tend to occur in areas deemed high-risk including Schools, Prisons, Homes for the Elderly and Children.
The Chickenpox virus usually begins with flu-like symptoms including: fever, cough, runny nose, headache and sore throat, and feeling sick, tired and sluggish
A few days after the onset of symptoms, red swollen spots or bumps may appear. These bumps can spread to the entire body, even inside the mouth, eyelids or genital area, and turn into pimple like blisters filled with clear or cloudy fluid. The blisters can break open, often leaking fluid.
But, the Ministry said good hygiene practices can prevent and reduce the spread of Chickenpox.
It offered the following tips to help people prevent the spread of Chickenpox:
• Washing hands regularly with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitisers containing at least 70 per cent alcohol.
• Regular cleaning and sanitising of high touch surfaces like doorknobs and countertops, desks.
• Avoid sharing personal items like utensils, water bottles, towels and washrags with others.
• Avoid touching your face and eyes.
• Avoid close contact with people who display symptoms of infectious viruses.
• Keep children away from school or stay away from work if you are ill.
The County Medical Officer of Health will continue to collaborate with officials from the Ministry of Education on this matter and will provide updates to the public as necessary.
No !MaxPower wrote:Trins,
Are we still washing hands to enter establishments?
Do they even still have clean running water and hand soap?
Hygiene is very important.
What have we learnt from the pandemic?
A vaccine for shingles is now available in Trinidad and Tobago for the first time. Shingles, also known as Herpes Zoster (HZ), is an infection that causes a painful skin rash with blisters.
Unlike the Covid-19 vaccine, the Herpes Zoster vaccine is not free to the public and is only available at private practices and various pharmacies. Developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the vaccine was approved in the United States in October 2017.
Speaking with the Express yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, director of GSK Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Dr Nnanya Kalu, who is in T&T to promote the vaccine, said that shingles is a serious condition that can be prevented with two doses of the Shingrix vaccine. https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/shingles-vaccine-now-in-t-t-but-it-s-not-free/article_01c238da-791f-11ee-8a6a-df8f09965802.html
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