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Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO).The contagious disease was responsible for 1.25 million global deaths in 2023, WHO reported, including 161,000 people with HIV.COVID-19 had overtaken TB as the world’s leading infectious killer for the previous three years.LASSA FEVER DEATH REPORTED IN MIDWESTERN STATE, CONTACT TRACING BEGINSWhat to know about tuberculosisTB is a preventable and curable disease caused by bacteria that typically impacts the lungs, according to WHO. This 2006 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which causes the disease tuberculosis.  (Janice...

Fox News' Health newsletter brings you stories on the latest developments in health care, wellness, diseases, mental health and more.TOP 3:- The presidential election is making a majority of Americans anxious, surveys find - Elon Musk wants people to send their medical scans to his AI chatbot, Grok- Dr. Nicole Saphier shares four hidden signs of breast cancer to watch out for This week's health newsletter includes why Americans are feeling the most anxious during the presidential election and a message from Elon Musk on using his AI chatbot to analyze medical scans. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images; Getty Images)MORE IN HEALTH ‘BLOWN AWAY’ – A Mercedes owner went viral on TikTok for using his vape to test the car's high-tech HEPA filter. Continue reading… HOLIDAY BEAUTY HAUL - S...

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. The imminent presidential election is having an impact on Americans' mental health.A recent national survey by AMFM, a residential mental health treatment system based in California, analyzed the anxiety levels of 2,000 Americans during an election year.Nearly 22% of the respondents reported that election coverage was having a negative effect on their mental health.ELECTION CONCERNS LEAD TO SHOCKING BAN AT FALL WEDDINGNavig...

Amid a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders, Burger King and Yum Brands are pulling fresh onions from some of their own locations.Yum is yanking the topping from some KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations "out of an abundance of caution," Yum said Thursday in a statement to CBS News. Yum did not specify the locations impacted. "We will continue following supplier and regulatory guidance to ensure the ongoing safety and quality of our food," a spokesperson for Yum said.Burger King said it has asked the 5% of its locations that received onions from a Taylor Farms Colorado facility to dispose of them two days ago. "We are in the process of restocking them from other facilities," according to a spokesperson. The fast-food chain h...

Fox News' Health newsletter brings you stories on the latest developments in health care, wellness, diseases, mental health and more.TOP 3:- A family is selling their dream house to raise funds for their daughter's life-saving treatment- New Alzheimer’s research has revealed a "quiet" phase of the disease, before symptoms appear- Cervical cancer patients could see better outcomes with a new approach to treatment Tallulah Moon (left) has been diagnosed with SPG56, an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease that worsens over time. Her mother, Golden Whitrod (right) is committed to finding and funding the genetic therapy to save her daughter. (Our Moon’s Mission/Golden Whitrod; Sara Climie Photography)MORE HEALTHDOUBLE DOSE? – Doctors weigh in on whether people should get the flu and CO...

Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. Strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the leading cause of disability — but up to 80% of them are preventable.That’s according to the American Stroke Association (ASA), which on Monday published its updated guidelines for stroke prevention in the journal Stroke.This was the first update since its 2014 set of guidelines.STROKE SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, RECOVERY AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: ...

The Florida Department of Health issued a warning to residents and visitors to avoid floodwaters as cases of flesh-eating bacteria continue to rise in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes that ravished the Gulf Coast.In a press release, officials said there is an increased risk of Vibrio bacterial infections like Vibrio vulnificus, which can be life-threatening.Data from the state’s health department shows 70 cases of Vibrio bacteria have been reported in 2024, which are responsible for 11 deaths. When compared to figures from 2022, the stats are similar to when Hurricane Ian damaged Collier and Lee counties, FOX 13 in Tampa reported.The rise in cases in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties, the health department noted, was due to impacts from hurri...

Infections with the illness known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia"  have been spreading at unusually high levels in young kids, emergency room data suggests, a year after a surge of such cases filled hospitals overseas.The worst rates of the illness, caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae, are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures shared with CBS News. "Since late spring, the number of infections caused by M. pneumoniae has been increasing, especially among young children," the CDC said in a statement Friday. Close to 7% of emergency room visits with pneumonia in this age group were diagnosed with the bacteria through late September. This has "dropped slightly" fr...

Conn. lawmakers want accountability in listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head products Conn. lawmakers want accountability in listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head products 00:46 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's inspector general has started an internal investigation into the agency's handling of the deadly Boar's Head outbreak, Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Tuesday. The Boar's Head outbreak, which has led to the deaths of at least 10 people and...

Whooping cough (pertussis) infections continue to rise in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating more than 17,600 cases as of Oct. 5.That’s more than a 340% increase over the 3,962 cases reported last October.Pre-pandemic, cases would typically exceed 10,000 per year, spiking to 18,600 in 2019.Post-pandemic, whooping cough diagnoses plummeted, with just 2,100 cases reported in 2021.WITH WHOOPING COUGH CASES ON THE RISE, DO YOU NEED A BOOSTER VACCINE?The 10 states with the highest number of cumulative (year to date) cases include Pennsylvania (2,209), New York (1,228), Illinois (1,153), California (1,123), Wisconsin (903), Washington (844), Ohio (814), Texas (676), Oregon (546), Arizona (491). Whooping cough (pertussis) infections continue to ris...