The source was a newly discovered bacterium called Legionella pneumophila that can thrive in household pipes, whirlpools, cooling units and outdoor fountains.
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A toothbrush, some toothpaste and a few minutes of care can prevent a life‑threatening infection. That’s rare in modern medicine.
A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.
Acute malnutrition weakens a child’s immune system, which can lead to severe illness and an increased risk of death.
The change was spurred by a new vaccine specifically designed to protect against bacterial strains that infect adults and the growing recognition that pneumonia rates in adults over 50 are high.
Complications from measles infection are surprisingly common.
This isn’t a medical term – but it’s being used to describe a complex condition.
Worldwide, nearly five million people die from antimicrobial resistant infections each year.
Cases of valley fever are typically most prevalent in California’s Central Valley and southern Arizona, but they have been increasing in California’s central and southern coastal areas.
Azithromycin is facing shortages of its liquid formulation, which is used to treat respiratory and other illnesses in children.
Research shows climate change carries greater risks for unborn babies than previously thought. Some of the alarming effects of global warming may include worsening health and wellbeing in later life.
Dozens of people in Argentina are critically ill with ‘atypical’ pneumonia. But this is unlikely to be another pandemic looming.
Some strains of this opportunistic pathogen are also increasingly becoming resistant to the drugs designed to treat them.
Hybrid viruses can emerge from co-infections. And we don’t know their effects.
There are a number of pathogens which are reported to be causing the outbreak of respiratory illness in China.
The impact of housing quality extends beyond health to education and subsequent economic outcomes, particularly for children.
Even otherwise healthy children can end up in hospital with this winter respiratory virus.
Infections caused by this bacterium are most common in school-aged children – and can lead to pneumonia.
Africa is suffering from a silent, but costly, epidemic of fungal infections.
Drug-resistant microbes are a serious threat for future pandemics, but the new draft of the WHO’s international pandemic agreement may not include provisions for antimicrobial resistance.
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Professor, Director of Research, Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Principal Medical Scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) student; global health researcher, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Clinical head, General Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Intensivist, University of Michigan
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David King is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Department Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Director of Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Physician, Australian National University
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Public Health Specialist, South African Medical Research Council