Since announcing a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has announced that poliovirus has been found in wastewater samples from two different counties.
It is hoped that the declaration of a public health emergency in the U.S. will soon ramp up testing and treatment of monkeypox, but also public health messaging on prevention of spread of the disease, particularly in vulnerable communities.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his aides have focused their media platforms this week on reframing public perception of abortion rights and gender-affirming healthcare, both of which remain popular, according to new polls.
Covid-19 can trigger body-wide inflammation that eventually makes its way to the brain, impairing cognitive function. Research suggests that other viral diseases may share the same mechanism of damage.