Limerick cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are thoughtfully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move around in the same shared space for days. Hantavirus, coronavirus, norovirus, Legionnaires: Why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks? They show how easily … Read more
this Hantavirus broke out in cruise shipThree people died, which is worrying. Public health officials around the world are currently working to trace people who have come into contact with hantavirus victims. A 2022 post went viral amid concerns about the spread of hantavirus. People there seemed to have foreseen this four years ago. Health … Read more
CDawgVA (Image via Getty) Connor Colquhoun, better known as CDawgVA, completed the 2026 Bikeathon after another long and arduous ride across Japan. This year’s event generated nearly $1.5 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. By the time he crossed the finish line, donations had reached approximately $1,470,000, making it once again one of the largest … Read more
influenza and coronavirusThese include a new variant called BA.3.2, also known as cicada, which continues to spread along with a variety of other respiratory illnesses and a troublesome stomach virus that is making many Americans sick. The BA.3.2 variant, known as Cicada, is spreading in the United States along with influenza and other respiratory illnesses. … Read more
A new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant known as BA.3.2, informally known as “Cicada,” is being closely monitored by health officials as it gradually spreads around the world. BA.3.2 is a descendant of the BA.3 Omicron subvariant. (Artificial Intelligence Generated Image/Grok) according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)As of February 2026, the variant has … Read more