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A staph infection occurs due to a bacterium called staphylococcus. This bacterium lives on the skin naturally, but if it enters the bloodstream through a wound, it can cause sepsis. It can also cause skin infections and boil-like sores that may be swollen, flushed, and painful. Staph infections are contagious through person-to-person contact. Staphylococcus is an umbrella term for more than 30 types of bacterium. This bacterium can also cause: In this article, we discuss how contagious staph infections are, their signs and symptoms, how to avoid them, and treatments. Staph infections are contagious through person-to-person contact. If an individual with staph has a wound that oozes, someone who comes into contact with this liquid can contract the infection. This includes the following transmission methods: close skin contact sharing objects such as towels or toothbrushes droplets in coughs and sneezes, though this is less common People with staph infections who prepare food for others ...

A push to make staph infections a compensable, occupational illness is underway, with Illinois lawmakers passing legislation in 2021 and New York considering similar measures this year. Caused by the bacteria methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, staph infections are common in health care settings, where they are compensable under workers compensation law in many states. The latest trend, however, is looking at exposure among first responders. "This is just a natural outgrowth of what you are seeing in workers comp presumptions," said Brian Allen, Salt Lake City-based vice president of government affairs, pharmacy solutions, for Mitchell International Inc., an Enlyte Group company. "Staph infections are another emerging issue," he said.  Illinois H.B. 3662, which became law last year, added MRSA to the list of conditions for presumption suffered by several classes of first responders, including emergency medical technicians. A bi...

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Attachments Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 20 June 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) dispatched an urgent consignment of medicines and medical supplies to Sulaymaniyah governorate in the (KR-I) to support the Regional Ministry of Health in KR-I step up its response to the sudden cholera outbreak in the region. The consignment comprised 4 pallets of medicines and medical supplies, including infusion sets, antibiotics, and intravenous fluid (ringer lactate) to cover the needs of a population of approximately 5000 people for a duration of 3 months. The Minister of Health in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Dr. Saman Hussain Barzangy attended the handover and expressed concern over the sudden increase in acute diarrhea cases in Sulaymaniyah and a few other Iraqi governorates. "13 Cholera cases were confirmed by the laboratory among which 10 are in Sulaymaniyah. We are following the situation closely and have scaled up surveillance, preparednes...

Beginning Monday, June 27, the Rappahannock Area Health District will be offering the COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 4 years in our local health departments. The vaccines also continue to be available for those 5 years and older.  Although appointments are not required, they are HIGHLY recommended! Recent News

Share on Pinterest Landscape at Toktogul Reservoir and river Naryn in the Tien Shan or heavenly mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Black Death plague killed millions of people over the course of 500 years. Its point of origin has been debated and misattributed ever since, according to a new study. The study narrows down the Black Death's emergence to two ancient graveyards in modern-day Kyrgyzstan. People naturally don't like waiting for answers to troubling questions, and the recent rush to pinpoint the origin of SARS-CoV-2 — and to assign blame for the pandemic — is a case in point. However, science takes time. Sometimes a long time. A new study, for example, finally pinpoints the source of the 500-year bubonic plague, more widely known as the Black Death , that broke out nearly 700 years ago. The study traced the origin of the Black Death to a pair of cemeteries in the Chüy Valley near Lake Issyk-K...

As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, hospitals are reflecting on the early days of their COVID-19 response.  Globally, there have been more than 2,500 confirmed monkeypox cases as of June 17. In the U.S., there have been 113 cases across 20 states and Washington, D.C.  Amid the possibility that more hospitals will treat patients infected with the monkeypox virus, Becker's asked physician leaders the following question: How have lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic shaped your preparation and response to other infectious disease outbreaks? Four responses:  Editor's note: Responses are lightly edited for brevity and clarity.  Ohm Deshpande, MD. Vice President of Population Health and Clinical Financial Services at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health: Our coordinated systemwide COVID-19 response that began in 2020 was key to our ability to move nimbly, iterate our treatment pathways quickly in response to emerging research, and scale them across...