"Further, the Health District said 10 humans had direct contact with infected birds. All 10 individuals were evaluated and eight had flu-like symptoms, but all testing came back negative for influenza."

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"In fact, Professor Darius Armstrong-James, a fungal expert at Imperial College London told The Sun cases in the UK have surged 500% in the past three years."

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"The presence of Candida in air could increase the likelihood of community spread and elevate the risk of inhalation – particularly in hospitals, crowded areas, or care homes with immunocompromised people."

"This represents a potential route of exposure that has previously been underestimated."
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"The basic idea: “Exchange the air out, get fresh air in, improve ventilation so that you don’t have a lot of air hanging around where other people can breathe it in and get infected,” Karan said."

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Quote cont: "This is the time where our school nurses are going into classrooms and talking to students and staff about ways to prevent the flu," Fanning said, emphasizing handwashing with soap and water, covering coughs with elbows and wiping down frequently touched surfaces."

"The service said the 20% increase included more calls from people with breathing difficulties due to viral infections and respiratory illnesses such as the flu."

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"Doctors first ruled out leukemia, and then found themselves scratching their heads, until Martinez mentioned getting sick during a two-week trip to Bolivia (which has a high incidence of TB)."

"An X-ray found a lesion on Martinez’s left lung and blood work confirmed that she had active TB."

"Over two thirds of the cases this year required hospitalization with some patients ending up in intensive care."