Parasitic Diseases

LOS ANGELES — Police Saturday announced the arrest of a fifth suspect in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that occurred in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Glendale and Fontana, as well as the fatal shooting of a man near a Hollywood restaurant. Detectives located and arrested Marquis Ford, 24, of Los Angeles, for his alleged involvement in the Nov. 23 shooting death of Jose Ruiz Gutierrez in Hollywood. Ford was booked on suspicion of murder and was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. The Ford case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on Monday for filing consideration. Gutierrez, 23, was waiting in a car outside Bossa Nova restaurant, in the 7100 block of Sunset Boulevard, at around 2 a.m. that day when a woman he was with stepped out and was accosted by a group of men who tried to rob her. Gutierrez, who was carrying a gun, got out of the car to intervene and the suspects allegedly ...

The best vegan protein powder will increase your protein intake without you having to consume meat or dairy. With more and more people adopting a plant-based or dairy-free diet, there are now lots of vegan protein powder products available across many different brands. We've put together this guide of the best vegan protein powders, and what you should know when buying them, to help you find the perfect powder for all your fitness and lifestyle needs.   There are a few things to take into consideration when buying vegan protein powder. You may require more protein than the average person if you're working out frequently, so it's worth calculating how much protein powder your body actually needs. Many of us on a plant-based diet would assume that we're not getting enough protein in our diets, but that may not be the case. Dr Dehghan told Live Science: "Studies have consistently shown that we are all consuming more protein than required, and that a...

Typhoid fever is a systemic illness caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi ( S. Typhi). The disease can initially present with nonspecific symptoms including low-grade fever and abdominal pain, making it diagnostically challenging for treating physicians. Typhoid fever can be deadly with its rapid progression to persistent high fevers and hemorrhagic shock within a few weeks. With timely treatment, mortality rates are 1-4%. Without appropriate therapy, mortality risk can be as high as 10-30% [1]. With more than 27 million cases and 200,000 deaths caused each year worldwide, typhoid fever remains a global health concern [2]. This is a growing problem because of the rise in drug-resistant strains. It is well known that typhoid fever is endemic in regions of South Asia and Africa. Typhoid fever is relatively rare in Latin America with the last major outbreak in Mexico being in the 1970s. However, in this study, we report a case of a 39-year-old male with typhoid fever in the Unit...

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If you have sunspots on your skin from one too many beach days (or you're still being punished for those senior prom tanning sessions), how the heck do you get rid of them? While these dark spots are harmless, not everyone likes the way they look. But there are safe and effective ways to get rid of sunspots (or at least reduce the appearance) at home or by a professional. Sunspots — aka age spots or liver spots — are flat, pigmented spots caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. They can vary in size and usually pop up on parts of the skin that get the most sun (e.g., face, shoulders, hands, and arms). Exposure to UV rays — either from the sun or tanning beds — can cause sunspots. The UV rays pump up the production of melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color. The good news? Despite being caused by the sun, sunspots don't actually lead to skin cancer and don't require any medical attention or treatment. The bad news? If you have more sunspots that also means you ...

Español Measles in Washington State In 2019, Washington had two outbreaks of measles, and one case of measles that was not part of an outbreak, totaling 87 cases. This is the most cases the state has seen since 1990. The first outbreak was January through May with 72 confirmed cases. The second outbreak began May 9 and had 14 confirmed cases. It was declared over August 28, 2019. The state is not currently in outbreak status, but measles is still circulating globally and we could still see more cases in Washington. The Washington State Department of Health reminds people to take precautions to help stop the spread of measles and prevent more outbreaks. The best protection against measles is to get vaccinated. Make sure to protect yourself and your family with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. If you have been exposed to measles and feel ill, stay home to help prevent the spread of the disease. Call your healthcare provider to ask about testing and advice. If you don...