# Infection

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# R number

UK infection rate increases as over 41,000 now confirmed dead from disease

The UK’s R number is between 0.7-1.0.

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May 15th 2020, 6:24 PM

# Covid-19

Number of people infected by a confirmed case of Covid-19 has fallen again

Every person who contracts Covid-19 is expected to spread it to no more than one other person, the figures reveal.

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Apr 23rd 2020, 4:41 PM

# transmission

Number of people infected by confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ireland down from four to around one

Professor Philip Nolan said the modelling advisory group can see the “profound effect” the measures are having on transmission.

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Apr 9th 2020, 9:03 PM

# Infection

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China is not the return of SARS virus, officials say

SARS killed 349 people in mainland China and another 299 in Hong Kong in 2003.

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Jan 5th 2020, 5:32 PM

# Courts

Ex-partner of man accused of infecting her with HIV says he 'wasn't shocked' over her diagnosis

The man has pleaded not guilty to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the two women.

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Jun 26th 2018, 5:30 PM

# Antibiotics

Cranberry juice 'doesn't help clear urinary tract infections'

Put down the glass.

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May 9th 2018, 2:29 PM

# Infection

All staff and students screened after two cases of TB confirmed in Cork secondary school

The screenings include a skin test and, if needed, blood tests and chest x-rays.

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Apr 18th 2018, 10:20 PM

# Infection

'It's a serial killer': Detection rates on the rise as staff become 'sepsis aware'

Simon Harris said hospital staff are now trained to be more “sepsis aware”.

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Sep 5th 2017, 1:29 PM

# rare occurrence

A patient in Ireland has contracted Hepatitis B from a blood transfusion

The Irish Blood Transfusion Board has tested 1.2 million donations for the infection.

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Aug 30th 2017, 12:57 PM

# answers

Theresa May announces inquiry into Britain's contaminated blood scandal

Thousands of patients were given blood products infected with diseases.

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Jul 11th 2017, 2:58 PM

# Dublin

Tallaght Hospital restricts visitors over outbreak of antibiotic-resistant infection

The hospital said today that children are not permitted to visit any circumstance.

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Oct 11th 2016, 4:14 PM

# formal warning

HIQA finds overcrowding, poor hygiene and risk of infection at Holles Street

It found that 46 babies were in the neonatal intensive care unit which was only designed for 36.

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Feb 15th 2016, 4:25 PM

# Achoo

Here's what the colour of your snot really means

Yes, it’s disgusting, but that gooey stuff coming from your nose is trying to tell you something.

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Jan 31st 2016, 8:45 AM

# sexually transmitted

There's been a surge in Irish Chlamydia cases

Cases increased by a third last year.

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Aug 7th 2015, 9:25 AM

# Diagnosis

St James's Hospital to start testing all Emergency Department patients for HIV

It is hoped that as well as detecting new cases, people bring previously diagnosed patients back into care.

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Jul 28th 2015, 10:10 AM

# Breakthrough

French teenager in remission from HIV 12 years after stopping treatment

Researchers said there is renewed hope for patients who start treatment early after infection.

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Jul 21st 2015, 7:17 AM

# Sydney

Authorities fear up to 11,000 people could have been infected with HIV/Hepatitis at two dentist clinics

The worries stem from inadequate equipment sterilisation at the facilities.

41.2k

Jul 1st 2015, 6:53 PM

# Outbreak

Nurse in Australia being tested for Ebola

The woman had just returned from working for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone.

9.0k

Oct 9th 2014, 7:17 AM

# suspect cases

WHO says Ebola is "unavoidable" in Europe as three more isolated in Spain

A Spanish nurse tested positive for Ebola yesterday.

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Oct 7th 2014, 9:25 PM

# Bad Blood

Scientists unveil magnetic gadget that can strip toxins out of blood

The device, which has only been tested in rats so far, could be adapted one day for removing Ebola from blood, they said.

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Sep 14th 2014, 7:45 PM

# underestimated

WHO: The Ebola outbreak is much worse than people think

The official death toll has now climbed to 1,069.

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Aug 15th 2014, 7:26 AM

# Lagos

Nigeria's largest city is struggling to find medical personnel to help fight Ebola‎

It has appealed for volunteers to come forward.

9.7k

Aug 9th 2014, 3:15 PM

# slimy

Trinity scientists discover how to attack a bacteria that causes cystic fibrosis infections

The common bacteria produces a slimy bio-film that on the lungs that is almost impossible for patients to clear

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Aug 8th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Outbreak

Video: What exactly is the Ebola virus?

This video shows how the infection takes hold.

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Jul 30th 2014, 7:00 AM

# West Africa

West Africa's Ebola virus outbreak is now "out of control"

The virus is fatal in 90% of cases.

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Jun 23rd 2014, 10:28 PM

Voices

Column: A vaccine could soon be here for one of the most devastating diseases on the planet

With malaria causing 627,000 deaths last year, there are high hopes for the first vaccine. But old-fashioned people power can also make a difference.

Apr 25th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Aids

Fishermen blamed for huge number of HIV cases in Ugandan village

The going rate for sex in Kasensero is as little as €1.50.

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Apr 24th 2014, 8:15 AM

# snooze therapy

Scientists have proven a good sleep could actually cure your cold

Experiments on fruitflies showed faster recovery and better survival rates for the ones that had more sleep.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 2:45 PM

# Infection

MRSA has been in Irish hospitals for 40 years, but it's getting more dangerous

New research at TCD is looking to find out which strains will become the most dominant.

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Apr 16th 2014, 8:39 AM

# Outbreak

TCD scientists find significant increases in MRSA strains outside of hospitals

Between 2002 and 2011, researchers identified a 44-fold increase in the prevalence of PVL-positive MRSA.

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Mar 5th 2014, 7:30 AM

# wash your hands

CDI is more common than MRSA and kills one in three Irish patients infected

Unlike MRSA, alcohol wipes do not stop the spread of CDI.

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Mar 4th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Infection

Swine flu case confirmed in second Cork hospital

Mercy University Hospital has confirmed a case of the Influenza H1N1 today.

14.5k

Feb 28th 2014, 9:30 PM

# Infection

Researchers create simulation virus that spreads via WiFi

The virus, named Chameleon, searches for weaknesses within WiFi networks and infects them before automatically seeking other vulnerable access points.

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Feb 27th 2014, 2:50 PM

# Infection

Warning issued after children at Cavan creche diagnosed with meningitis

All staff and children who has close contact with them have been given antibiotics.

19.3k

Feb 13th 2014, 10:30 PM

# get immunised

Irish boy contracts potentially fatal tetanus infection

The HSE are stressing the importance of vaccination against tetanus which causes death in between 10-25 per cent of cases.

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Dec 18th 2013, 9:45 AM

# tanzania

38 arrested for carrying out genital mutilation on girls as young as three

The practice has been outlawed in Tanzania but is still performed in some parts of the country.

11.6k

Dec 16th 2013, 2:20 PM

# flu vaccine

Vaccine reminder issued as HSE says 1,000 could die in severe flu season

Those in at-risk groups can get the vaccine free-of-charge from their GP or pharmacy.

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Oct 7th 2013, 11:12 AM

# spay that stray

Blind kitten called Lorcan shows the need for spaying feral cats

Last week was Feral Cat Awareness Week – here’s why people are being encouraged to ‘spay that stray’.

11.8k

Aug 17th 2013, 5:00 PM

# amputation

First person to have two-leg transplant has both limbs amputated again

Doctors said that the patient contracted an unrelated illness that forced him to stop taking anti-rejection drugs.

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Jun 11th 2013, 4:03 PM

# Virus

Deadly new virus sparks call for 'urgent actions' to prevent spread

There have been 33 confirmed cases of human infection since September last year, including 18 deaths.

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May 13th 2013, 11:08 AM