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Articles tagged with: Infectious diseases
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Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
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Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 08 Sep 2022
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The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
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CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed
SOURCE: Anonymous, Fathers Matter
Published: 04 Aug 2022
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Monkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
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Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube
Published: 26 May 2022
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Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines
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Cases of acute hepatitis in children are linked to COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 29 Apr 2022
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Claim that erythromycin eye ointment given to newborns is risky is misleading, lacks context
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Erythromycin eye ointment given to newborns carries many risks
SOURCE: Anonymous, Well-Rooted Pediatrics
Published: 22 Feb 2022
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Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms; other factors may determine an individual’s susceptibility to infection, but the microorganism is still the cause
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“…a virus is not the cause of an illness. It’s a necessary cause […] but it is not the cause.”
SOURCE: Lisa Feldman Barrett, Facebook
Published: 16 Apr 2021
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