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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing a rise…

A study of 575 people in Cameroon has shown that the presence of gut parasites is strongly associated with gut microbiome structure, which suggests that modulating the microbiome may reduce the risk of parasitic infections.Share on PinterestResearch suggests that gut parasites infect almost one-quarter of the world’s population.Experts think that almost one-quarter of the world’s…

More Oregonians have been identified with coronavirus in the past week than at any point since the pandemic began. At the same time, residents in the hospital with the virus spiked by 40 percent.The two statistics present sobering reminders that the coronavirus is far from contained as summer looms.The Oregon Health Authority reported 620 confirmed…

A new study shows how respiratory droplets produced during normal conversation may be just as important in transmitting disease, especially indoors.New findings are strengthening the case for wearing masks and taking other precautions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.Credit...Alvaro Barrientos/Associated PressMay 14, 2020Updated 6:32 p.m. ETCoughs or sneezes may not be the only way…

How to know if kids have coronavirus: Infections do NOT start with a fever in most children, small study finds, as experts warn parents to look out for diarrhea and nausea insteadResearchers at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, looked at five hospitalized children under five years oldThree of the five kids needed an emergency operation…