Measles makes body ‘forget’ how to fight infection
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Measles makes body ‘forget’ how to fight infection

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50251259 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Measles has a devastating impact on the body’s immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show. The virus can cause “immune amnesia” – meaning the body forgets how to fight bugs it once knew…

Antibiotic use falling but resistant infections rising
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Antibiotic use falling but resistant infections rising

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50249849 By https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50249849 There has been a 17% drop in the number of prescriptions for antibiotics written by GPs in England over the past five years, latest figures show. But antibiotic-resistant infections are still rising – up 9% between 2017 and 2018, to nearly 61,000. Public Health England is urging the public…