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hepatitis b vaccine dose for adults :: Article Creator CDC: All Adults Should Be Tested For Hepatitis B At Least Once In Their Lifetime © Provided by Verywell Health ViktorCap / Getty Images Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for hepatitis B testing. It now recommends that everyone over age 18 be tested for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime. This is the first change in testing recommendations since 2008 and makes testing universal for adults, rather than based on whether a person has any risk factors for hepatitis B infection.  The CDC also recommends that adults aged 18 to 59 get vaccinated against hepatitis B if they haven't already. Vaccination against hepatitis B is already recommended for infants. If you're 18 or older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends getting tested for hepatitis B at least once in your lifetime. Prev...

viral fever contagious :: Article Creator A Guide To Viral Rashes In Adults And Children © Provided by Verywell Health Matic Grmek / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD A viral infection rash can be caused by a virus such chickenpox, rubella, or measles. A viral rash often occurs with other symptoms associated with the underlying viral infection. This can make it hard to know the source of the rash and the need for treatment. This article explains how to identify common viral rashes in adults and children based on typical symptoms and unique characteristics. It also discusses treatments and when to seek a medical evaluation for viral rashes. © Provided by Verywell Health Matic Grmek / Getty Images What Is a Viral Rash? A viral rash, also known as a viral exanthem, is a skin rash or eruption that commonly occurs as a symptom of a viral infection. It develops as an immune reaction to a virus. A viral infection rash can usu...

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pcv13 vaccine :: Article Creator US FDA Approves Pfizer's Next-generation Pneumococcal Vaccine April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) next-generation vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease in children aged six weeks to 17 years, the company said late on Thursday. The vaccine, Prevnar 20, offers more protection against the disease versus the company's widely-used Prevnar 13 vaccine, by targeting seven more serotypes of the streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria that causes those infections. The pneumococcal disease can lead to infections in several parts of the body including the lungs, where they can cause pneumonia. Prevnar 20 has also been approved to prevent a type of ear infection known as otitis media in infants six weeks through five years of age, the company said. The approval is based on results from mid-stage and late-stage studies that showed the vaccine's safety and tol...

worldwide polio deaths :: Article Creator How The Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medicine Modern ventilation in medical care has a surprising origin story in Denmark. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) The Current23:17How the polio epidemic lead to the creation of the modern ICU Read transcribed audio The year was 1949 and polio was raging across the United States.  By 1952, the epidemic had spread around the world, and Copenhagen, Denmark, was feeling the toll as autumn began. More than 3,000 people were admitted to hospital, and patients were wheezing and gasping for breath. Some were paralyzed. The doctors and nurses there could do very little to help. The Autumn Ghost is a book by Hannah Wunsch. (Greystone Books) "For the unlucky few, and it was usually less than about five per cent of those who got the disease, they would develop paralysis — the virus would actually go to the nerves of the spinal cord and...