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Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan top 1,000

STORY: Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome cases in Japan top 1,000 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. photos of symptoms being infected by streptococcus pyogenes 3. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan has seen cases of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) surpass 1,000 in 2024, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported on Tuesday. As of June 9, the preliminary number of cases in the country since the beginning of this year reached 1,019, data from the NIID showed, marking a significant increase in the spread of this severe bacterial infection compared to previous years. STSS, also known as severe invasive streptococcal infection, is a sudden-onset disease primarily caused by "Group A Streptococcus." Initial symptoms typically include sore throat, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal issues, as well as septic

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AFGHANISTAN-KUNDUZ-DIARRHEA

(230720) -- KUNDUZ, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A doctor examines a child who suffers from diarrhea at a local hospital in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, July 19, 2023. More than 85,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) with dehydration were reported since the beginning of this year in Afghanistan, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Afghanistan on Tuesday. (Photo by Ahmadi/Xinhua)

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Afghanistan's acute watery diarrhea with dehydration cases surpass 85,000 in H1: WHO

STORY: Afghanistan's acute watery diarrhea with dehydration cases surpass 85,000 in H1: WHO DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kunduz regional hospital in north Afghanistan STORYLINE: More than 85,000 cases of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) with dehydration were reported since the beginning of this year in Afghanistan, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Afghanistan on Tuesday. Of the cases, 56.9 percent were children below five, and 49.3 percent were females, told the report. The organization also noted that the AWD cases with dehydration were 21,233 in June, an increase of 5.9 percent compared to the previous month. A total of 11 associated deaths were registered, it added. According to the WHO, diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Doctors in protective wear participate in a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare for admitting Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia.

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Watched by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (far L), doctors in protective wear transport a person in a capsule-like sealed stretcher during a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare to admit Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia.

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Inspection at elementary school

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Local health officials examine an elementary school kitchen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2014, after 905 students at 14 schools in the city were absent due to vomiting and diarrhea suspected to be caused by a norovirus.

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea.

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Drought in parts of Africa puts children "one disease away from catastrophe": UNICEF

STORY: Drought in parts of Africa puts children "one disease away from catastrophe": UNICEF DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of dry soil and starving animals 2. various of people trying to salvage water from nearly dried watering hole 3. various of women and children affected by drought STORYLINE: Children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide, warned UNICEF on Tuesday. The number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water jumped from 9.5 million in February to 16.2 million in July, putting children and their families in increased danger of contracting illnesses like cholera and diarrhea, said UNICEF. Some 40 million children face high to extremely high levels of water vulnerability in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria as drought, conflict a

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Osaka_RedCross_Hospital-Press_Conference

Osaka Red Cross - Press Conference : March 10, 2000 (March 11, 2000) Police on Saturday raided the Osaka Red Cross Hospital over the death last year of a cancer patient who was accidentally given an incorrect dosage of an anticancer agent. The hospital in Osaka's Tennoji Ward is accused of professional negligence resulting in death. Following the instructions of a 27-year-old male intern who was the patient's attending physician, a nurse administered 80 milligrams of an anticancer agent intravenously to the patient on the morning on Dec. 27 last year, investigators said. By the evening of the same day, the 63-year-old patient was suffering stomach pains, diarrhea and other side affects. He died of multiple organ failure on Jan. 13, the investigators said. The doctor had intended the patient to receive 10 mg of an anticancer agent but accidentally prescribed a different agent and gave incorrect guidance to the nurse on the adequate dosage, the investigators said.

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Working as volunteer at hospice in Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia - Luth, a female patient at the Mother of Mercy, a hospice in Zambia, attempts a smile to visitors at her sickbed. She improved several days after being hospitalized for diarrhea. Luth told Japanese volunteers that she missed them after suffering in solitude. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Watched by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (far L), doctors in protective wear transport a person in a capsule-like sealed stretcher during a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare to admit Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who worked on the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, which operated at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka in Tosashimizu indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test on March 1, 1954, in the area, as he logged his symptoms, including headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

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Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who worked on the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, which operated at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka in Tosashimizu indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test on March 1, 1954, in the area, as he logged his symptoms, including headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)