Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children triggered flashbacks of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic among infectious disease watchers. But arapidly organized meetingThursday between the World Health Organization and health officials in China assuage...
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“While [the] WHO seeks this additional information, we recommend that people in China follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness,” the agency said, advising people to get vaccinated, self-isolate if they are feeling ill, wear masks if necessary and get medical care...
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Yet he also called for reform of the global health body, in a nod to criticism that the WHO did not do enough to respond to the first reports of the respiratory illness coming out of Wuhan, China, in December 2019. “Today, I’m pleased to confirm that by the end of the month,...
No. “Mild” was a positive test, fever, cough — maybe even pneumonia, but not needing oxygen. “Severe” was breathing rate up and oxygen saturation down, so needing oxygen or a ventilator. “Critical” was respiratory failure or multi-organ failure. ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the type of lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in those surviving MAS survivors and to find out whether any clinical findings or treatment determine the type of LRTI.Methods: We used the Catholic Medical Center's clinical data warehouse to review ...
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Media reports suggest “a widespread outbreak of an undiagnosed respiratory illness in several areas in China,”according tothe International Society for Infectious Diseases’ Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, known as ProMED. “It is not at all clear when this outbreak started as it would ...
WHO said that there was too little information at the moment to properly assess the risk of these reported cases of respiratory illness in children. The agency has previously been stymied by a lack of cooperation from countries when new viruses have emerged—particularly in China. After SARS brok...