Orange County Animal Services announced it is closing all dog intakes and adoption immediately after a dog tested positive for Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, commonly known as “Strep Zoo.” Strep Zoo is a contagious bacteria that can lead to sudden death in canines, a news release stated. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The release went on […]
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Explainer-What are the FLiRT COVID variants and are they more contagious?
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization The moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations the variants share on the virus’ spike protein. […]
Trump says people crossing the border bring ‘very contagious disease’ with them
Former President Donald Trump asserted Wednesday that people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are bringing contagious disease with them. “They’re coming in as terrorists. Many, many terrorists are coming in, and people are coming in with very contagious disease,” Trump said Wednesday evening during his interview with New York radio station WABC. “You know, like it’s […]
Violent, diarrhea-inducing stomach bug spreads in Northeast: ‘Incredibly contagious’
It’s a noro-easter. The norovirus, a hypercontagious stomach bug, is sweeping across the Northeast, causing schools to shutter and citizens to suffer from violent diarrhea and other alarming symptoms. “It is incredibly contagious,” Dr. Alfred Sacchetti from Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, told ABC News. “Just one particle of the norovirus […]