Whole Foods, Trader's Joe and Walmart Recall Millions of Tons of Foods Due to Bacteria

More than a dozen companies in the past few days have announced the recall of tonnes of potentially listeria and salmonella contaminated processed or prepared meals. As a result, several large retailers such as Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Trader's Joe, Walmart and Harris Teeter are being phased out ...

Popular beach in Florida shut down due to bacteria

On August 16, a swimming ban was issued against Hallanddale Beach in Florida as the State Department of Health discovered dangerous bacteria in the water. The Health Department advises residents to avoid swimming on the beach along Hallandale Beach due to bacteria that ...

Wisconsin woman died of infection after puppy bite

A Wisconsin woman died of infection after being bitten by her new puppy. 58-year-old Sharon Larson from Milwaukee became ill after she was bitten by Bo's puppy in June 2018, writes The New York Post. After being bitten, the woman developed flu symptoms ...

In the expensive areas of New York appeared dangerous mice

New research has shown that mice in New York City homes carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause life-threatening gastroenteritis in humans. These rodents carry several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria throughout the city, writes the Daily Mail. During the research it turned out ...

In the United States will use a "bacterial weapon" against mosquitoes

Photo: Depositphotos Mosquitoes have become a big problem in the United States. They interfere with life and are also carriers of dangerous diseases, such as the Zika virus. The US government has authorized a unique strategy to combat them. As Time writes, in early November, the Protection Agency ...

The beaches of New Jersey shut down due to bacteria

Three beaches in New Jersey have been closed due to active growth in the number of bacteria in the water; for dozens of others, the city has issued warnings about high levels of bacteria and advised against swimming there. The State Department of Environmental Protection announced the presence of ...

The dirtiest items at the airport and plane

Surprisingly, an airplane folding table can be the dirtiest item you'll come across while traveling. Travel Math recently ranked the top 5 dirtiest items by collecting 26 samples from five airports and on flights of two American airlines whose names ...

A teenager from Oregon found the bubonic plague

A 16-year-old girl is hospitalized with bubonic plague in Oregon. Doctors believe she became infected after being bitten by an infected flea during a hunting trip. The state Department of Health reported that the teenager's first signs of illness appeared on October 21, five days later...

In the ancient amber found a flea with the causative agent of the plague

In amber twenty million years old, scientists have discovered the probable ancestor of microorganisms, to which mankind owes one of the most deadly epidemics in history - the "Black Death" of the XNUMXth century. Then the plague killed more than a third of the population of Europe. A sample of amber was found on the territory of the Dominican ...

Legionellosis outbreak suppressed in New York

New York has managed to suppress an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, which has killed ten people over the past month. The disease was detected in one hundred people. Legionellosis is an acute infectious disease of the lungs. It is also called Legionnaires' disease. It manifests itself in damage to the lungs and nervous system,…

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