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Blastomycosis is a caused by the fungusBlastomyces dermatitidis. The fungus lives in moist soil and is associated with decomposing organic matter. Some individuals can have lung infections after inhaling airborne fungal spores although many do not become ill. The symptoms of blastomycosis are similar to those of influenza.

Blastomyces in generally found in the midwestern, south-central, and southeastern states.

There has not been a case of Blastomycosis reported in Arizona in the past 10 years.

Transmission

Transmission occurs through inhalation of the Blastomyces dermatitidis spores from the environment.

Incubation period may be weeks to months. In symptomatic patients the median incubation period is 45 days.

Lab Tests & Specimen Info

Test*	Specimen
Culture (the specimens are in order of usefulness)	Skin Scrapings, Abscess Drainage, Urine, Sputum, Bronchial Aspirate
Serology (Plasma is not accepted)	Serum, CSF (Test can measure prior exposure to the fungus)

 Isolation Precautions

Blastomycosis is not a communicable disease. 

Standard precautions are recommended in healthcare settings. 

Prevention for Patients
Anyone can become infected with the Blastomyces dermatitidis spores but individuals with underlying medical conditions may be at increased risk for infection. Individuals with weakened immune systems may consider avoiding wooded areas where they might come in contact with the fungus. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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A paedophile who was repeatedly stabbed by jihadis in the London Bridge terror attack has walked free after a court heard how the atrocity helped him overcome his perversion. Adam Harris, 38, was severely injured in the incident that left eight people dead and 48 injured on June 3 last year.

Five months before he had been caught with over 1,000 still images and more than 100 videos of children on his phone and computer, Blackfriars Crown Court heard. His defence lawyer, Judith Benson, told the judge how the criminal had received counselling after the the terror attack which helped him to address his sick behaviour.

Ms Benson had asked for a reporting restriction to be made, as she said press reports had worsened Harris' PTSD and caused great distress to his mother, who he now lived with in Northumberland.

Judge Deva Pillay refused the application.

Ms Benson said: 'In June 2017 he began to take steps to address the behaviour that lead to this, in short he was abused as a child.

'He began to receive counselling for the PTSD from being stabbed during the London bridge attacks

'He has been left with extreme anxiety, depression and as a result of that was provided counselling and in the course of that dealt with the sexual abuse.'

Prosecutor Patricia Deighan said the images 'include moving images and they include very young children - a boy of eleven or twelve, a girl nine or ten and an indecent image of an infant.

In total the police recovered 225 category 'A' images, 345 category 'B' images and 719 of category C images.

Harris had been out celebrating getting a new job on the night of the London Bridge attack, but he was never able to take up the position. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Rick Ross has reportedly been put on life support after being hospitalized. The 42-year-old rapper fell ill at his home in Davie, Florida, with someone calling 911 at 3.30am on Thursday to say the person in distress was 'unresponsive with heavy breathing'.

The caller said the man in distress had a history of seizures and that they tried to wake him but he was 'slobbing out the mouth'.

According to TMZ Rick is being treated in the hospital's cardiac unit, and it is suspected the star suffered a heart attack which manifested itself in respiratory issues.

Ross' former girlfriend and mother of his son William Roberts III, told People, 'Pray for him.' TMZ also reports the Aston Martin Music rapper has been 'hooked up to a machine that's taking over the function of his heart and lungs' whilst he continues to undergo treatment at the hospital.

Sources tell TMZ Rick has been placed on ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which is a technique used to oxygenate his blood outside of his body, before it's pumped back into his body.

A dispatch report of the incident from Davie Police Department said Ross became 'combative' when officers attended the scene and it added that he 'Boo-Blood on himself'

Another source told TMZ that the hip hop star was reportedly asked to make an appearance Thursday night, but a rep told him the mogul was in the hospital.  <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is caused by Hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B disease can be either acute or chronic infection. Symptoms of the infection include

• fever
• fatigue
• nausea
• vomiting
• dark urine
• joint pain
• jaundice

30-50% of individuals 5 years or older will have symptoms from the initial infection.

Infants and children under the age of 5 are the most at risk for becoming chronically infected with Hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis B Acute Arizona 5 year median: 43 cases

Hepatitis B Chronic Arizona 5 year median: 918 cases

Transmission 
Hepatitis B is transmitted through percutaneous or mucosal contact with infected blood or body fluids. This can occur through:

• sex with an infected partner
• injection drug use that involves sharing needles, syringes, or drug-preparation equipment
• birth to an infected mother
• needle sticks or sharp instrument exposure
• sharing items such as razors or toothbrushes with an infected person Isolation Precautions 
  Standard precautions are recommended in healthcare settings.
  Prevention for Patients 
  Vaccination is the best prevention method. >90% of healthy adults and infants, children, and adolescents develop adequate antibody response after a 3-dose series. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
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Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson is reportedly planning to resurrect his career abroad after accepting he will never be able to play professionally in the UK again. Former Sunderland star Johnson, 30, is entering his final year behind bars having seen his bid to overturn his conviction fail.

Upon release, he will be unable to pursue a lucrative career in the United States' Major League soccer due to the country's strict rules on allowing sex offenders into the country. And most European clubs would also be off limits, leaving Johnson with the option to look into a move to the Middle East, China or even Turkey, according to the Sun. 

Johnson, who earned £60,000-a-week before his conviction, no longer has an agent and his father, David, is managing his career.

A source said: 'He definitely wants to play again – but it is just a question of where and if anyone will pick him up.

'He's clearly a talented player and would get into many a team – even with a lengthy spell behind bars.

'China or the Gulf States in the Middle East are probably his best option where he could go and be forgotten, but the Turkish league is also a contender.'

Johnson is currently locked up at HMP Moorland, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire. 

He was jailed for six years in March 2016 for sexually abusing a teenage fan he groomed online. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Nocardiosis is a bacterial infection caused by Nocardia. The bacteria is most commonly found in soil and water. Symptoms of nocardiosis depend on where the infection occurs. Infections most commonly occur in the lungs and symptoms include fever, weight loss, night sweats, cough, chest pain and pneumonia. When the lungs are infected the infection can spread to the brain and cause headaches, weakness, confusion and seizures.

 

Generally individuals with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for infection.

 

Transmission

Transmission occurs when an individual inhales the bacteria or the bacteria gets into an open wound or cut. Tranmission has also occurred during surgical procedures.

Incubation period is unknown.

Lab Tests & Specimen Info

Test*	Specimen
Culture	Tissue, Sputum
Susceptibility testing	Isolate

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THE brother of the football star and TV presenter Gary Lineker was jailed for two and a half years yesterday, after he admitted a £220,000 tax fraud.

Wayne Lineker, a millionaire sports bar owner, smuggled cash into Britain under the tax radar, using a "tried and tested" money mule system of unsuspecting family and friends. 

At first bundles of pesetas and escudos from pubs in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands were laundered into sterling at bureaux de change. Then City stockbroker John Stacey, 56, was brought in to secure a better exchange rate by siphoning it through several bank accounts. But the scam came unstuck when auditors realised accounting rules had been breached during the transfer of Lineker's secret profits. 

The two and David Hodges, 43, Lineker's manager, were jailed for five years, eight months in total at London's Southwark Crown Court yesterday. 

Judge Stephen Robbins warned Lineker, 43, who owns a 2 million mansion in Fyfield, Essex, that unless he paid back the outstanding 90,000, he faced 24 further months in jail. 

Lineker, whose brother now presents the BBC's Match of the Day, admitted conspiracy to defraud the Inland Revenue between 1999 and 2001. 

The court heard the sentence could have "disastrous consequences" for the pub empire built up by Lineker since 1988. It was in that year the former Leicester market trader decided to move to Tenerife and cash in on his brother's name. There he opened the World Famous Lineker's Bar. Other bars - simply called Lineker's - followed in Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. They are filled with footballing memorabilia and attract players, celebrities and fans. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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