8 Gross Infections You Can Catch at the Gym–and How to Avoid Them
So you’ve made your New Year’s resolution to join the gym, get buff, and enjoy all the perks of a trim, svelte you. Just make sure your best intentions don’t backfire in the form of a nasty skin or respiratory infection. They’re rare–luckily–but gym infections can and do happen.
Gyms need to do a better job protecting its members. EvaClean is the most effective way to give members peace of mind
Mumps outbreak forces charter school to start winter break early
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WAIANAE, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Five people have fallen ill with mumps at Kamaile Academy, and there are two additional suspect cases, prompting officials to start the school's winter break early and extend it by five days.
The announcement was made in a letter to parents.
Officials said winter break at the public charter school in Waianae would begin Tuesday and continue through Jan. 16.
The school said starting the winter break two days early and extending it by a week "will allow us to get past the 25-day incubation period" for mumps.
So far this year, there have been 705 confirmed cases of mumps statewide, and 19 people have suffered from complications, the state Health Department reports. The large majority of those who have fallen ill have been on Oahu.
This year's outbreak is by far the largest number of cases Hawaii has seen in decades. In all of 2016, Hawaii saw just 10 total cases of mumps.
Long-term care facilities in the USA still lack resources to Implement Infection Control programs against HAI
While nearly 400,000 residents of long-term care facilities die as a result of healthcare associated infections (HAIs), these facilities continue to lack the resources, including qualified personnel, necessary to implement adequate infection control programs.
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According to the CDC update, C. auris is known to sweep through health care settings. Early detection is critical: Nearly half of the first 122 patients identified in the U.S. by the CDC were in the same wards as patients already tested positive for C. auris. Epidemic links were found consistently, and environmental testing of patients’ rooms identified C. auris
School Classroom or Germ Factory?
With the EvaClean system, staff can sanitize and disinfect up to 80% more surface area in the same amount of time it would take with traditional infection control tools
Disinfectant Mix in Cleaning Products Linked to Birth Defects in Lab Animals
Exposure to a mixture of chemicals commonly found in household and commercial cleaning products can lead to birth defects in laboratory animals that can last for generations, according to a new study by Virginia Tech and Washington State University researchers.
Information for Schools & Childcare Providers
Educators and staff can help slow the spread of respiratory illnesses like colds, enterovirus D68 and influenza (flu). On this page, you will find information on preventing the flu as well as materials and tools for schools.
Thousands of children younger than 5 years are hospitalized from flu complications every year. CDC estimates that since 2010, flu-related hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years ranged from 6,000 to 26,000 in the United States. Influenza causes more hospitalizations among young children than any other vaccine-preventable disease. The single best way to protect against seasonal flu and its potential severe complications is for children to get a seasonal influenza vaccine each year. Flu vaccination is recommended for all children aged 6 months and older. Making healthy choices at school and at home can help prevent the flu and spreading flu to others.
Triple Threat: New Pneumonia Is Drug-Resistant, Deadly And Contagious
In the past few years, there have been so many "superbugs" appearing in hospitals around the world that we here at Goats and Soda haven't had the time or resources to report on all of them.
But a new type of pneumonia emerging in China seems so important that we dropped what we were doing to write about it.
Doctors in Hangzhou in southeastern China have detected a a type of pneumonia that is both highly drug-resistant and very deadly. It also spreads easily.
County: Norovirus Outbreak in Schools Over
Yolo County health authorities today (June 12) declared the end of a major outbreak of norovirus in local schools but urged continued vigilance against the highly contagious gastrointestinal illness.
Over a six-week period, a total of 4,266 individuals, including 139 UC Davis students, were reported to have been sickened.
The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency reported that, with the weekly numbers for new or repeated cases declining and the regular school year ending, the outbreak in schools appears to be largely contained. At UC Davis, spring quarter classes ended June 8, and exams continue through this Thursday (June 15).