Month: September 2021

An Illinois man who woke up with a bat in his bedroom has died of rabies — the state’s first human case of the disease in nearly 70 years, health officials said. The man in his 80s from Lake County, whose name was not released, “awoke to a bat on his neck” in mid-August, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday. The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies — and the man was told he needed to start post-exposure treatment, but he declined. One month later, he started having symptoms of the viral disease, including neck pain, headaches, loss of sensation in his fingers, as well as difficulty speaking and controlling his arms. The Department of Health said it was the state’s first human case of rabies since 1954. Thirty bats have...

This report comes from CBS Chicago. Chicago — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the first human case of rabies in the state since 1954 in a man who died after apparently being bitten by a bat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis after testing at its lab, the department said. In mid-August, a Lake County man in his 80s woke up to find a bat on his neck, the department said. The bat was captured and went on to test positive for rabies. This month, the man started experiencing symptoms associated with rabies — including neck pain, a headache, numbness, difficult controlling his arms, finger numbness, and difficulty speaking. The man has since died. People who had contact with secretions from the man were assessed and given...

At least one long-term COVID-19 symptom was found in 37% of patients three to six months after they were infected by the virus, a large study from Oxford University and the National Institute for Health Research showed on Wednesday. The most common symptoms included breathing problems, fatigue, pain and anxiety, Oxford University said, after investigating symptoms in over 270,000 people recovering from COVID-19. The symptoms were more frequent among people who had been previously hospitalized with COVID-19 and were slightly more common among women, according to the study. cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId: '36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b' }).render('4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6'); }); if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") !=...

Carlene Knight, who has a congenital eye disorder, volunteered to let doctors edit the genes in her retina using CRISPR. Franny White/OHSU hide caption toggle caption Franny White/OHSU Carlene Knight, who has a congenital eye disorder, volunteered to let doctors edit the genes in her retina using CRISPR. Franny White/OHSU Carlene Knight's vision was so bad that she coul...