Diseases and mutations 2024, September

One of the brothers who had a common heart died in the womb, giving his life to another, a living baby continues to develop next to the body of a mummified fetus

Not long ago, a "Goodnight" wish for 3-year-old Rat Lamb was impossible. His case baffled all doctors. that Rath's parents were referring to. The thing is

An unnamed 54-year-old resident of South Korea swallowed many stones, wine corks and coins weighing 2 kg. After that, his stomach was swollen and severe pains began

If Pyotr Tchaikovsky had not drunk unboiled water, the grandson of Peter I did not fall ill with smallpox, and Anton Chekhov could have been vaccinated against tuberculosis, the world would have been different

Scientists and historians are used to looking for Bigfoot facts in distant parts of the world, while almost a similar phenomenon has always been under their noses

These stories would seem absolutely incredible if they did not actually happen, with real people. Each of us has suffered some kind of injury throughout life, serious or not

Zombies have firmly settled in popular popular culture: a huge number of comics, films, programs have been released about them. They are unpleasant, but surprisingly attractive

Tuberculosis remains the world's deadliest infectious disease, despite the fact that deaths from it have decreased. This is reported in the report of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Entomologists say that mosquitoes can rise to a height of almost 300 meters, and fly away from the African continent with air currents

Researchers at the Emory Center for Antibiotic Resistance have described a new strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other dangerous infections

At least nine people in southern India have died from infection with the deadly Nipah virus, which causes brain inflammation and respiratory illness

Infection in old age can cause an overly strong immune response that disrupts the hippocampus - areas of the brain that are critical for memorizing new information

In mid-February, 43-year-old Jason Vosmund was admitted to Carney Hospital, Nebraska with a high fever and pain in his left leg. Despite examinations and tests, the doctors could not understand what kind of infection struck the man's leg and caused sepsis (blood poisoning)

The first patients with the 2019-nCoV coronavirus in Russia made the old question popular: is it possible to get infected through the sacrament? The figures of the Russian Orthodox Church are categorical: this is impossible for religious reasons

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin in Madison (USA) have restored the genome of saprophytic staphylococcus, found in a burial on the outskirts of the once mighty and legendary city of Troy, reports the portal Phys.org

Globally, three million children under the age of five will die next year from infectious diseases. This is reported in the report of the World Hygiene Council (The Global Hygiene Council). In it, as the edition EurekAlert writes

The largest number of deaths was registered at the Infectious Disease Hospital. Botkin - 14 people. But patients with severe pneumonia and respiratory failure are admitted to almost all multidisciplinary hospitals in the city

In the US and Europe, they started talking about the threat of a new epidemic, which could become more terrible and more real than bird and swine flu

The Federal Service for the Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the leadership of the Republic of Liberia, informs that in the period from April 23 to May 4, 2017

US virologists have created a new vaccine against Ebola, capable of neutralizing two of the most dangerous strains of its virus at once

The El Niño climatic phenomenon affects the geography of cholera in Africa. Predicting the expansion of the "cholera corridor" is necessary for officials and doctors to correctly coordinate efforts to save people

The disease has claimed the lives of over 6,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.More than 310,000 measles cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of 2019, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

Leprosy, shrouded in a fog of legends and fears, has acquired a lot of names - the Phoenician disease, Crimea, the disease of St. Lazarus. It is known from the ancient Egyptian papyri that leprosy appeared more than once in Egypt. Even the doctors of Pharaoh Merneptah, the son of Ramses II, were the first to express thoughts about the isolation of lepers

At the end of January 2019, a measles epidemic was officially declared in the northwestern United States, after which the Governor of Washington declared a state of emergency in the state

Humanity has been facing tuberculosis throughout its entire existence. Descriptions of this ailment are found in Ayurveda treatises, the Hamurappi vaults, the works of Hippocrates, Avicenna

Although the plague is deservedly considered the queen of all infectious diseases, the most ancient disease on earth is - it's leprosy. Written references to leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease or leprosy, date from the 6th century BC

We live in a world where the processes of continuous implementation of innovative ideas are normal and do not attract attention. We expect an endless stream of new and better things to accelerate growth, development and prosperity. But it was not always so

India has identified at least 12 patients infected with an all drug resistant strain of tuberculosis in recent days

Everyone is familiar with these big names for mental illness: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-convulsive syndrome. This is a partial list of the most common examples of mental illness. In fact, their list is much wider

The disease, called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), has become increasingly common in Europe. First deaths reported, Spanish newspaper El Espanol reported

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Zika virus will soon spread to all countries of the New World, with the exception of Canada and Chile

A group of American and British biologists is in a hurry to warn the world community that our planet has been attacked by a multi-resistant fungus that is deadly to humans

A resident of the American state of Texas for many years could not have vaginal sex due to a rare disease. This is reported by the Daily Mail.Mary Staud, 25, married a 26-year-old lover in 2014. After the first wedding night, the woman realized that she could not have penetrative sex

In the Kuban region, doctors removed a 40-centimeter steel string from a 28-year-old patient, which had been forgotten by other doctors during a previous operation. A thin steel tourniquet moved in the woman's vessel and almost reached the heart, but the surgeons removed it in time

Elizabeth Schneider, 37, from Seattle, Washington, recovered after contracting the new coronavirus and spoke about early symptoms.To date, Washington has recorded the largest number of deaths - at least 30.- Salik.bizSchneider, who has a PhD in bioengineering, told Agence France-Press that she is sharing her story "to give people a little hope

The woman, who asked not to be named, was skiing in the mountains with her family, fell, rolled down a steep slope and hit her head hard. The consequences of this accident were completely unexpected

Another bizarre case of telegonia, or honey crossbreeding, was discovered in China. In the Chinese town of Yangshan, in Jiangsu province, a cat gave birth to a puppy. Pet owner Zhou Yong said she gave birth to two kittens in early April

A 22-year-old young man, plastic surgeons removed a huge tumor from his face, which turned him into a monster. It took 10 years to collect money for this unique operation

A 21-year-old Pakistani resident, Muhammad Farouk, just 8 months ago turned to the local dentist, who took the least for his services, and paid 2,000 rupees (about $ 16) for a tooth pulled out

In China, an elephant man had a huge tumor removed on his face. She weighed 1.5 kilograms. From another tumor, which weighed 17.5 kilograms, he was relieved during two surgical procedures - in 2007 and 2008