I wrote about issues with N95 respirators with exhalation valves the other day, and decided to do a quick demonstration of the concerns.
Exhalation valves on some N95 masks are designed to make it easier to breathe out, because these one-way valves release exhaled air without forcing it through a filter.
“Kennel cough” (now more conventionally termed “canine infectious respiratory disease complex’) is a fairly common problem in dogs that can be caused by an array of bacteria and viruses. We commonly see it in outbreaks, often linked to kennels, but sometimes we see higher levels of disease in the broader community. What we’re more concerned
Every couple of months there’s a news report about a person with infection caused by the dog-associated bacterium Capnocytophaga canimorsus. Most of these reports don’t get too much attention, but every once in a while they get picked up pretty widely, resulting in another round of questions about this strange bacterium. It’s a bit
Imagine a world without antibiotics: deaths and complications from simple wound infections, routine surgical procedures would become high-risk, immunosuppressive therapy such as those used for cancer treatment would be as life-threatening as the disease itself. Such was life in the pre-antibiotic era, and we could be facing the same situation in the post-antibiotic era if
