Microbiology
Virus that threatens infants up 85 percent
Respiratory synctial virus (RSV), which can be fatal, is up 85 percent in Arizona this season compared with its last season. RSV season is typically October through March in Tucson.
E. coli prompts swim ban at Slide Rock park
FLAGSTAFF — Poor water quality at Slide Rock State Park means swimmers will have to stay out.
Ga. woman with flesh-eating disease leaves hospital
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia woman diagnosed with a rare, flesh-eating disease left the hospital Monday after nearly two months and headed to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic, where she’ll learn to move with the aid of a wheelchair after having her left leg, right foot and both hands amputated.
Arizona confirms first monsoon season West Nile case
PHOENIX — The first case of West Nile Virus of the state’s monsoon season has been confirmed, Arizona health officials say.
Arizona infant dies of whooping cough
PHOENIX — The death of a Maricopa County infant from whooping cough is prompting health officials to urge residents to make sure they’re vaccinated.
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