Hantavirus Explained: How Dangerous Is It Really?
Hantavirus is a virus that most people have never encountered directly and that most infectious disease specialists have spent their careers treating as a rare and geographically limited threat. That changed in April 2026 when a hantavirus outbreak of a particularly dangerous strain emerged aboard a cruise ship sailing from southern Argentina, resulting in multiple […]
Common symptoms of the cicada Covid variant unfolding now
Just as warmer weather begins to lift spirits, a new COVID-19 variant is making its way across the country and bringing plenty of uncertainty with it. Known informally as the cicada variant, this strain is believed to be an Omicron subvariant sometimes associated with BA.3.2, though it carries no official designation from the Centers for […]
New COVID variant Cicada hits 29 states
A new COVID-19 variant has been quietly making its way across the United States and it is now moving fast enough that doctors are paying close attention. The variant, known as BA.3.2 and nicknamed Cicada, has been detected in patients and wastewater systems across 29 states. While it first appeared on the radar in late […]
CDC finds BA.3.2 variant signals in US wastewater early
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is drawing attention from public health officials, and what makes this one particularly notable is not just where it has been found but how it was found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a report tracking the global spread of BA.3.2, a highly divergent coronavirus variant first […]