Category: viral infection

How to Treat the COVID Infection at the Source

Probably the broadest, most practical advancement that has come from our response to the pandemic is not a drug or vaccine from Operation Warp Speed, rather it’s an understanding the SARS-CoV-2 like all upper respiratory tract viral infections starts in the nasopharynx and can be treated topically at the source.1 Everyone is familiar with nasal…


Spike in Adult Hepatitis Cases Linked to Surge in Homelessness, Opioid Crisis

As adult viral hepatitis infections are on the rise in 22 states, some experts attribute the outbreaks to an increase in homelessness and the opioid crisis. Within the states experiencing a relentless growth in hepatitis A, the highest number of reports are in Ohio (3,766), Tennessee (3,167), Indiana (2,660), South Carolina (2,233), and Georgia (1,990)….


Australian Health Authorities Warn of High Number of Stomach Flu Outbreaks in Childcare Centres

The New South Wales (NSW) government have warned parents to keep their children home if they feel unwell following a sharp increase in stomach flu outbreaks in childcare centres around the state. NSW Health’s Executive Director of Health Protection, Richard Broome, revealed that there had been 156 reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis in early childhood education…