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12/14/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Chemicals causing malaria outbreaks across Africa as mosquitoes grow increasingly resistant to insecticides

Though it might seem like a rare, foreign disease to many Americans, nearly half of the entire world’s population is at risk of contracting malaria, a serious and sometimes fatal parasitic disease spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. Symptoms vary, and can include less acute conditions like fever, nausea, vomiting and general weakness, or serious, life-threatening symptoms […]

08/31/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Horrific health hazards lurking in Houston flood waters

The devastating flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey has been incredibly challenging for residents and emergency workers in Houston, and the situation could only get worse as the waters serve as a breeding ground for a host of dangerous organisms. Experts from the CDC are warning that people should treat all the flood water […]

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