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When to Seek Emergency Medical Attention Look for emergency warning signs* for COVID 19: Trouble breathing Persistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion Inability to wake or stay awake Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone If someone is showing any of these signs, call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility. Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19. *This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you. Adblock test (Why?)

Fifty people died in Colorado in 2023 from West Nile virus, the worst West Nile virus outbreak in the U.S. in 2023. Photo: Getty Images. Read about a renowned producer and a young woman, both of whom dealt with recent tough cases of West Nile virus How to avoid getting West Nile virus Wear long sleeves and long pants when you're outdoors. Be especially wary of mosquitos in the mornings and evenings when they're most active. Avoid areas near standing water where mosquitoes breed. Parents can get mosquito netting to cover babies in strollers. Use highly effective insect repellents that contain one of the following ingredients: DEET; Picaridin (known as KBR 3023 and icaridin outside the U.S.); IR3535; Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE); Para-menthane-diol (PMD); 2-undecanone. Find the right insect repellent for you by using EPA's search tool. (Some repellents are not appropriate for babies and children.) If you are also using sunscreen, apply sunscreen first and...

Introduction Pain is a universal defensive mechanism present in both animals and humans. From an evolutionary perspective, the mechanisms involved in the perception of pain and the response to it have been conserved due to the survival advantages they confer. These advantages include withdrawal from injurious or noxious stimuli, the promotion of wound healing, and the ability to signal danger or a need for help (1). Molecular mechanisms involved in the perception of such stimuli, and withdrawal from them, have been documented even in invertebrate organisms, such as mollusks (2). However, in many cases, humans experience pain that is persistent, severe, disabling, and not seemingly related to any acute risk of tissue damage or injury. This condition is referred to as chronic pain, and it is one of the leading causes of disability around the world (3). One of the commonest types of chronic pain occurs in relation to the components of the musculoskeletal system, and is referred to as ch...

Abstract Children's hospitalisation is difficult for the family and the immediate environment. In these cases, the provision of psychological support is particularly important. Chronically ill children who are regularly hospitalised are in a particularly difficult situation, often feeling vulnerable. Our research aims to explore and analyse in detail the psychological state, attitudes and mental health of chronically ill children and to compare patient groups (children receiving care in pulmonology, gastroenterology, onco-haematology and rehabilitation) to understand the interacting factors, which may be of great importance for quality patient care and for measures to improve patient care in the future. We studied chronically ill children (N = 107) aged 10 to 18 years (M = 14.3; SD = 2.0), cared for by the Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation, Paediatric Psychiatry and Psychosomatics of the University of Debrecen Clinical Centre, the second largest paediatric institutio...