In a year and a half, thousands of pregnant women have been vaccinated once morest Covid-19. And no problems were listed. However, some persist in thinking that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are dangerous for this public. Last argument in date, the British government would have secretly changed its strategy in the matter. “After vaccine safety was oversold in 2021, the UK finally advises pregnant and breastfeeding women once morest getting the Covid-19 vaccine”says this Wednesday, August 31 the blog FranceEvening, which has become a disinformation media on this subject. A rumor widely shared for several days, wrongly.
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Tiger mosquito: an autochthonous case of dengue fever in the Alpes-Maritimes, five in the Var
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
An autochthonous case means that it is caused by the bite of a tiger mosquito infected with the virus on the territory. The symptoms of dengue are high fever, muscle, joint or eye pain, fatigue and headache.
If the presence of tiger mosquitoes has been identified in 67 French departments, cases of autochthonous dengue fever remain rare in mainland France. In 2021, two indigenous cases had been detected in the Var. To this are added each year the cases of sick people diagnosed on their return from a trip overseas or abroad.
The ARS of Paca specifies in its press release that it has implemented mosquito control actions on the Mediterranean coast “in the districts of residence of the cases” and in the places they frequented “during their period of contagiousness”. According to her, “These interventions make it possible to eliminate potentially infected adult mosquitoes and to remove breeding sites to limit the proliferation of mosquitoes in these areas”further explained the ARS.
The ARS also invites individuals to do everything to avoid the proliferation of mosquitoes around their homes, to protect themselves from mosquito bites and to “to consult” in case of “suggestive symptoms”especially “if they appear within 15 days of returning from a trip to the tropics”.
An Italian tourist is the first case of monkeypox detected in Cuba
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Saturday that it was detected the first case of monkey or simian pox in the countryand the patient is currently in critical condition.
The infected is a tourist of Italian nationality who arrived in Cuba on August 15was housed in a rental house and visited several places in western Cuban provinces, according to a official announcement.
The patient presented general symptoms on August 17 and went to the health services the following day due to the persistence of his discomfort.
“During the first medical attention, the symptoms worsened, for which he required urgent transfer for hospitalization and intensive treatment, arriving at the hospital in cardiac arrest, from which he recovered,” explained the MINSAP report.
The information adds that the physical examination identified skin lesions that led to clinical suspicion of the monkeypoxfor which samples were taken and sent to the national reference laboratory of the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), in Havana.
The infection by real-time PCR was confirmed in the early hours of this August 20, although the information was not made public until the evening.
The patient is affected with danger to your lifeand possible associated causes that may have conditioned its severity are studied.
The medical personnel who treat him also delve into the epidemiological investigation and carry out focus control actions, as provided in the protocol approved to deal with this disease in the country, the report stated.
Until last July, Italy had registered only 407 cases of monkeypox, with a tendency to stabilize, and the situation is not considered particularly worrying for the country, according to reports from the Italian Ministry of Health.
Since the end of May, Cuban health authorities announced a reinforcement of epidemiological surveillance at all border points in the country following there was an increase in cases of people infected with monkeypox in the world.
days before it was detected the first case in Florida. The state has set off the alarms since July, when infections rose exponentially, with the highest incidence in Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Pinellas, and Palm Beach counties
The World Health Organization (WHO) activated the highest level of alert for monkeypox since July, when the disease already reported more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries.
United States not declared monkeypox a public health emergency until August 4. The Department of Health and Human Services issued the statement in order to execute an action plan and access federal funds in order to prevent the spread of the disease, which already has more than 6,600 cases in the country.
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Burns, irritations… Which plants should you watch out for in summer?
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
In all, four families of plants are known to cause photosensitizing reactions: Moraceae, Apiaceae, Rutaceae and Fabaceae. The first family includes species of ficus, such as Ficus carica L., or fig tree, whose effects have been previously described.
The second includes nearly forty different plant varieties, including celery, fennel, parsnip, parsley and wild carrot. Due to the furocoumarins these plants contain, they are likely to cause Oppenheim meadow dermatitis, which is the appearance of blisters and redness on the skin. But, unless repeated manipulations such as those of children playing with fig leaves, these reactions are, most of the time, observed in market gardeners or gardeners in contact with these plants on a daily basis.
Also watch out for giant hogweed, which is very common along the roads. “Numerous incidents without major gravity have been reported with hogweed. In particular in people who, following using an edger, presented erythematous reactions on the skin exposed to light”reported in 2011 in her thesis on the subject Marion Robin, then a candidate for the state diploma of doctor of pharmacy.