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	(Sponsor this newsletter) Ebola Virus Still Infectious for a Week After Death The Ebola virus may still be able to cause disease a week after a person infected with the virus has died, a new study suggests. The study involved five macaque monkeys that had been infected with Ebola for previous research, and were euthanized after they showed symptoms of the disease. The scientists detected infectious virus on the bodies up to seven days after the monkeys' deaths. The study also detected genetic material from the Ebola virus for up to 10 weeks after death. Read More » Leaking Brain Fluid Traced to Pilates Injury A woman who had persistent headaches found there was a strange culprit for her pain: a Pilates class that caused her brain fluid to leak, according to a new case report. The brain fluid leak led to a persistent, worsening headache that was only alleviated when the 42-year-old British woman laid down, according to the report that was published in December in the Journal of Medical Case Reports. Though doctors never identified the exact location of the leak, the patient improved after a few weeks of bed rest and pain relievers. Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear liquid that flows between the brain and its outer covering, and between the spinal cord and its outer covering. Read More »
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