FRIDAY DATA DUMP: Mysterious Diseases & The Return Of Leprosy

Nature's Unwelcome Reunion Tour

Inside a Mysterious Epidemic of Kidney Disease
https://atmos.earth/inside-a-mysterious-epidemic-of-kidney-disease/

Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/japan-streptococcal-infections-rise-details

Should You Worry About TikTok’s ‘Mystery Virus’?
https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-flu/should-you-worry-about-tiktoks-mystery-virus/

Mystery virus labelled 'worse than Covid' affecting young adults in Swindon
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mystery-virus-labelled-worse-covid-050000342.html

‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/long-covid-symptoms-cdc

Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
https://theconversation.com/leprosy-cases-are-rising-in-the-us-what-is-the-ancient-disease-and-why-is-it-spreading-now-221836

Dengue is erupting in Brazil and around the world. Can new vaccines stop it?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24099834/dengue-fever-virus-mosquito-brazil-vaccine

What Is Parrot Fever, The Disease That Has Killed Five People In Europe?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/03/15/what-is-parrot-fever-the-disease-that-has-killed-five-people-in-europe/?sh=4848cd3c600c

Aussie Psychedelic Festival-Goers Hit by Contagious Bacterial Disease
https://www.thedailybeast.com/aussie-psychedelic-festival-goers-hit-by-contagious-bacterial-disease

Zoonotic disease vulnerability escalates amid Sudan's armed conflict
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02458-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Could cleaner air be driving rise in Legionnaire's disease?
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/legionella/could-cleaner-air-be-driving-rise-legionnaires-disease

What's Behind the Surge of Fatty Liver Disease in Latinx Kids?
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/01/427031/whats-behind-surge-fatty-liver-disease-latinx-kids

Women with Depression May Have a Higher Risk of Heart Disease
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/women-with-depression-higher-disease-risk

Neurological conditions the leading cause of ill health globally, study finds
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/03/14/study-nervous-system-conditions-leading-illness-cause/9991710406445/

Parasitic worms found in man's brain after he likely ate undercooked bacon
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/parasitic-worms-found-in-mans-brain-after-he-likely-ate-undercooked-bacon

Morel mushrooms linked to deadly outbreak in Montana: CDC
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4534491-morel-mushrooms-montana-deadly-outbreak-cdc/

"We almost died for these greens": A journey through my food desert
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/13/we-almost-for-these-greens-a-journey-through-my-desert/

Urban humans have lost much of their ability to digest plants
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/human-gut-bacteria-that-can-digest-plant-matter-probably-came-from-cows/

Genetically modified cow makes milk with human insulin
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/cow-human-insulin/