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2 dead in Legionnaires' outbreak tied to downtown hotel
Tribune reporterTwo people have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease in an outbreak linked to a downtown Marriott hotel this summer, Chicago Department of Public Health officials said Monday. The two dead are among eight people who came down with Legionnaires'...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Personal Service, McHenry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Legionellosis
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Legionnaires' disease: Questions and answers
It's hard to overstate the fear that arrived with reports of people mysteriously falling ill and even dying after attending an American Legion convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1976. "We don't know what we're dealing with," Pennsylvania's...
Tags: Lungs and Airways, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pneumonia, Chicago Hotels, Fever
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Feral Cats to Be Trapped to Stop Spread of Typhus in OC
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Authorities in Orange County plan to trap feral cats at two Santa Ana elementary schools as part of an effort to stop the spread of typhus. Orange County Vector Control will set traps at Frances E. Willard Intermediate...Tags: Symptoms, Fever, Headaches, Pets
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New cases of flea-borne typhus surface in Burbank
An outbreak of a dangerous disease is spreading in the San Fernando Valley -- flea-borne typhus. Health officials have confirmed that four people have contracted Murine typhus in Burbank. Two cases originated in the 700 block of Screenland Drive. Both...Tags: Headaches, Fever, Hospitals and Clinics
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Burbank issues warning amid reported flea-borne Typhus infections
The Burbank Animal Shelter on Thursday advised the public to take precautions against Endemic Typhus Fever amid reports that the flea-borne disease had infected several people in the city and San Fernando Valley. At least one human infection had been...Tags: Google+, Headaches, Fever, Hospitals and Clinics, Pets
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Cantaloupes Linked to Deadly Multi-state Salmonella Outbreak
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- Two deaths and multiple cases of illness across 20 states have been linked to cantaloupes contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. State and federal health officials are advising consumers to...Tags: Consumers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Listeria Outbreak (2011)
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Legionnaires' disease linked to Chicago hotel
Tribune reporterThree cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a downtown Chicago hotel, and public health officials and the hotel are reaching out to more than 8,000 people who stayed there to warn them of possible exposure. Guests who stayed at the...Tags: Respiratory Disease, Chicago Hotels, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Legionellosis, Chest
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Company recalls ground beef due to salmonella scare
Approximately 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products is being recalled by Cargill Meat Solutions because of possible Salmonella Enteritidis. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made this...
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Beef Recall for Salmonella from Pennsylvania Plant
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Wyalusing, Pa., establishment, is recalling 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, HIV, Disease Prevention, Chemotherapy
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Warnings issued after Santa Ana child contracts typhus
L.A. NOWOrange County health officials are urging residents to keep their pets, yards and homes free of fleas after a Santa Ana child contracted typhus.... -
Woman in her 30s dies after Hantavirus exposure
Q13 Fox News OnlineThe recent death of a Grant County woman in her 30s was due to Hantavirus exposure, the state Department of Health has confirmed. The unidentified woman was hospitalized and died March 28, the Grant County Health District in Ephrata said in a statement,...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Fever, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Symptoms of the flu and what you can do
Influenza generally produces the following miserable symptoms, which often come on very suddenly and can last a week or more, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: • Fever • Chills • Cough • Sore...
Tags: Flu, Internists, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Pneumonia
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