A rare case of “cave fever” was diagnosed recently in Haifa’s Bnai Zion Hospital (Rothschild) pediatric emergency room. A 15-year-old boy from a settlement in the North was suffering from high fever, headache, rash, and vomiting, which started four days before his visit. In the emergency room, treatment was immediately started with the administration of […]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common diseases in the Western world. The disease has become the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and a significant reason for liver transplants. The prevalence of the disease is increasing due to unhealthy dietary habits, a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity among the population. The rate […]
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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a cruel, inherited, incurable, but fortunately, rare disorder that causes the progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. It was named for Dr. George Huntington, who studied medicine at New York University. Rarity of the disease Huntington first encountered patients with the disease when he was eight years old while […]
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An elderly man was the first victim to die from the Alaskapox virus, Alaska’s health department said in a bulletin last Friday but clarified that the man died last month. The virus was first discovered in 2015 in a woman who lived near the city of Fairbanks and another six infections have since been reported […]
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Last Wednesday, a soldier who was wounded in the Gaza Strip and was battling a fungal infection died of his wounds at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. Fungi from the genus Fusarium cause a wide range of infections in the human body. In patients who suffer from injuries and are in a state of […]
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In recent years, the global rise in sexually transmitted infections has become a cause for concern, and Israel is no exception. Among these infections, syphilis has emerged as a particularly worrying issue. According to 2023 data from the Israeli Health Ministry, there has been a sharp rise in the incidence of this disease, which can […]
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How do you get syphilis? The disease is transmitted by direct contact with the sores it causes, which are located on the sexual organs, such as the rectum. Lesions may also appear around or on the lips on the face. Unprotected sex is the primary way of contracting syphilis. But fetuses can also contract the […]
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An estimated 50,000 to 500,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die from Trypanosomiasis (also known as Sleeping Sickness) in an average year. Caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei, it is transmitted by the tsetse fly that is found only in the southern part of that continent. When left untreated, it is usually fatal. […]
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IDF soldiers have been experiencing an uptick in intestinal diseases likely caused by some of the food donations sent to the troops on the front lines, an Israeli health official said. “Since the war with Hamas began, soldiers have been receiving food donations, but unfortunately, there has been a concerning rise in intestinal diseases, likely […]
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