Holidays Gatherings Are Discouraged—Experts Say Asking For Spikes

With the holidays rapidly approaching, many are thinking of gathering with family and friends. However, there is a concern in this day and age of the coronavirus pandemic and the best way to handle holiday parties, gift exchanges, and even those highly-anticipated big family meals.

According to Dr. Fauci, how we approach this holiday season will need some changes made due to the ongoing pandemic compared to the previous year's celebrations.

The biggest suggestion that Fauci offers is that of forgoing any large family get together or gathering. Many would not think twice about

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.

As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers a few theories on this.

Osterholm’s take is that multiple factors are converging at once and creating a sudden surge in numbers. He also adds that he feels that the next twelve weeks will prove to be the pandemic's darkest hours to date.

One contributing factor is

The state of Wisconsin has received a new title, but it is not one that they would want to brag about. The state is now recognized as one of the US's latest hot spots for COVID-19, with a massive explosion of newly reported cases.

There is the added problem that any response regarding the pandemic has been bogged down in ongoing political style trench warfare between both the Democratic governor and those Republicans currently in control of the state's Legislature.

In his battle with the GOP lawmakers over the last two weeks, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has seen his state's coronavirus

A 25-year-old man from Nevada was infected with the coronavirus twice, with the second case becoming more dangerous than the first, scientists have confirmed.

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet on Monday, the man had no pre-existing conditions that would make him vulnerable to the novel virus.

The patient tested positive for the virus in April after having a cough and nausea. He recovered and tested negative in May.

Several week later, he sought medical help again after having fever, cough, and dizziness. The patient tested positive again and was hospitalized after his lungs could not get

Over the last six months, health officials have seen those individuals infected by the novel coronavirus present with symptoms ranging from mild to deadly. Now, the data from two recent studies may indicate the reason for the wide range of symptoms.

Researchers have found that those cases presenting as life-threatening share a common ground in that they can be traced back to the patient's immune system having what they term a “weak spot.”

Of those patients studied that presented with severe COVID-19, the disease that is known to cause the novel coronavirus, at least 3.5% showed to have a mutation in those

According to a new poll, one in three parents do not intend to vaccinate their children against the flu this season—despite a second, and possibly even deadlier wave, of the novel coronavirus.

Health officials across the nation have emphasized how vital the need is for vaccinations, especially this year. In part, the emphasis is to limit any possible additional stress on an already spread thin health care system that is fighting to control the current pandemic phase.

Experts fear that if vaccinations do not control the flu, then dealing with both it and COVID-19 this winter could become overwhelming. Despite this warning,

Prof. Mark Woolhouse, a UK government science adviser, said in an interview with the BBC that coronavirus lockdowns would only' 'defer the problem" rather than solve it. He also opined that it is ''doubtful" there will be a widely available vaccine in the next half a year.

According to prof. Woolhouse, who sits on the Government's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group, a third wave of infections next year, is "entirely possible." In his view, we will have to live with the virus until a vaccine or rapid testing is available.

Despite the reassurance of the pharmaceutical companies working on a Covid-19 vaccine that

On Saturday, Texas authorities lifted a warning for all but one Houston-area community to stop drinking tap water because it could contain a deadly brain-eating bacteria, called naegleria fowleri.

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living single-celled living organism mostly found in warm freshwater and soil, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained. Typically, it infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose. From there, it travels to the brain can lead to a rare infection called amebic meningoencephalitis.

People cannot get infected by swallowing water with the bacteria, the CDC said, adding that infections are traced to

I am not sure how others may feel on the subject, but for me the scariest thing about COVID-19 isn't necessarily its infection rate, but instead, here we are six months into the pandemic and still do not have a means of combating the virus. Although this newest illness does have its roots in the coronavirus family, such as the flu, to compare the two is a big misjudgment at best. Without the proper cautions and care, the flu can more often than not be a deadly virus as well—however, we have learned how to battle the virus from our

Since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic back in March, US citizens have been instructed that staying home was the best means to avoid contracting the virus. And, along with social distancing when out, and the wearing of a mask, it does seem to work to some effect. However, what many do not realize is that life lived in confinement can cause a whole host of problems in and of itself.

Science has shown that being confined and housebound, for any extended length of time, will not only cause the body to contort but can weaken the heart and lungs, along

Coronavirus vaccine would not be widely available in the US until late spring or summer of next year, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Robert Redfield, said during a Senate hearing on the government response to the pandemic on Wednesday.

According to him, the vaccine will be first available before the year-end, between November and December, in "very limited supply." It will be offered first to the most vulnerable Americans, and supply will increase over time.

Redfield estimated that about 80 million Americans with comorbidities would be most likely vaccinated before the general public.

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There are many known ways that coronavirus that sparked a worldwide pandemic can be killed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends washing your hands with soap and water, and in place of that suggests the use of a hand sanitizer. However, there may be another method of killing the virus that many do not know about.

A new study conducted by Britain’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) had found what could be a possible means of killing the coronavirus. The best part is, it may already be in your pantry or storage cabinets. The newest potential