Tag: Viruses
CDC Issues Zika-Virus Guidance for Health Care Providers
Ask about recent travel to high-risk areas and symptoms such as sudden fever
Zika Virus Concerns May Curb Travel for Pregnant Women
Pregnant women infected with virus may be at increased risk of having infants with microcephaly
New Drug Looks Promising for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Amount of virus was reduced 85 to 88 percent, compared with those who received the placebo
Progress Made in Early Trial of RSV Vaccine
Researcher hopes to see routine respiratory syncytial virus immunization within a decade
Enterovirus D68 Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk in Children
But it increases the likelihood of respiratory distress compared with rhinovirus, non-EV-D68
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Almost Absent in FUT2 Nonsecretors
U.S. children with genetic polymorphism affecting secretor status seem to be protected from rotavirus
Bronchiolitis Clinical Practice Guidelines Vary in Quality
Highest scoring domains are 'score and purpose' and 'clarity of presentation'
Studies Highlight Advances in Vaccines for Human RSV
Chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine and modified vaccinia Ankara vaccines show potential
New Gene Test Speeds Diagnosis of Enterovirus D68
Virus sickened more than 1,000 U.S. children last year, 14 deaths reported
Progress Reported in Treatment of Marburg Virus
Researchers found infected monkeys were less likely to die with treatment
