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Zika virus may persist in the vagina days after infection

Zika virus may persist in the vagina days after infection

The Zika virus reproduces in the vaginal tissue of pregnant mice several days after infection, according to a study by Yale researchers.From the genitals, the virus spreads and infects the fetal brain, impairing fetal development.The findings suggest that the Zika virus may replicate more robustly in the female reproductive tract than at other sites of infection, with potentially dire consequences for reproduction, said the researchers.


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This ingredient may put patients at a higher infection risk from contaminated scopes

This ingredient may put patients at a higher infection risk from contaminated scopes

This ingredient may put patients at a higher infection risk from contaminated scopes: 5 things to knowResearchers uncovered the ingredient - infant gas relief drops - may be leading to the scope contamination , according to philly.com.Here are five things to know:1.Investigators found white fluid inside various colonoscopies and gastroscopes after they had been disinfected and determined ready for use.


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Anti-gas drops may increase infection risk with medical scopes, study says

Anti-gas drops may increase infection risk with medical scopes, study says

A surprising ingredient — abdominal gas relief drops for infants — may be contributing to the contamination of medical scopes nationwide and putting more patients at risk of infection, according to a small but provocative study.Researchers in Minnesota unexpectedly found cloudy, white fluid inside several colonoscopes and gastroscopes after they had been disinfected and deemed ready for use on the next patient.Further analysis revealed the fluid contained simethicone, the main ingredient in over-the-counter anti-gas medications available at grocery stores and pharmacies.

This ingredient may put patients at a higher infection risk from contaminated scopes