> Other countries have experienced recent outbreaks. In late 2022 at least five European nations reported to the World Health Organization an increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) disease, which includes STSS. The WHO said the rise in cases followed the end of Covid restrictions.
Notice they said "followed" not "caused." But maybe it did cause it. Reducing human contact will slow transmission of all diseases. It's sort of weird to bring it up in an article like this because if this is the explanation it's really not "an increase in outbreaks" it's just getting back to the normal rate.
What is the point of bringing up a unique point in time where confining everyone in their houses reduced interaction with this particular bacteria?
The article paints those measures as if they were a good thing and now things have regressed.
> I wonder why they opted for a political framing of the article
What an interesting turn of phrase. In my mind, reducing interpersonal contact will obviously reduce interpersonal transmission of all infectious diseases. The policies surrounding covid reduced not just covid but also colds, flus, etc. That's a matter of obvious, well-understood cause&effect and strongly supported by the data.
But your reaction here is clearly and overtly political. Is the framing of the article "political framing" or is your kneejerk response "political framing?" Is it possible to mention covid policy without that being perceived as a political act, or is it merely taboo?
Good analysis; more focus should also be put on asymptomatic reinfections:
"Even a mild or asymptomatic infection can harm the immune system. It can make you susceptible to new diseases that might not have bothered you before, but now, with your weakened immune system, these new diseases can find a foothold and attack you. Also, conditions that may have been dormant or held in check in your body by your immune system could resurface now that it’s weakened – things like shingles, HIV, or a resurgence of herpes. We’re seeing resurgences of all those things in the general population. We’re also seeing a resurgence in measles, whooping cough, and polio — all these things that we thought we’d gotten rid of. Whooping cough cases have been exploding in the UK. Our mass herd immunity is weakened and those diseases are all coming up again.
Beyond that, getting a COVID infection can double your risk of heart attack, increase the risk of stroke by three times, and double the risk of diabetes. All these things happen as a result of your COVID infection, and they persist for as much as two years, even if you had a mild or even an asymptomatic infection."
It could be tied to sars-cov2 and its detrimental longtime effects on general immune system function amongst other things related to the pandemic. To be checked on a case by case basis of course, don't know about these specific bacteria..
Don't look up the latest science on asymptomatic reinfections unless you really want to find out more.
throwup238|1 year ago
> Other countries have experienced recent outbreaks. In late 2022 at least five European nations reported to the World Health Organization an increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) disease, which includes STSS. The WHO said the rise in cases followed the end of Covid restrictions.
fallingknife|1 year ago
georgeplusplus|1 year ago
What is the point of bringing up a unique point in time where confining everyone in their houses reduced interaction with this particular bacteria? The article paints those measures as if they were a good thing and now things have regressed.
klyrs|1 year ago
What an interesting turn of phrase. In my mind, reducing interpersonal contact will obviously reduce interpersonal transmission of all infectious diseases. The policies surrounding covid reduced not just covid but also colds, flus, etc. That's a matter of obvious, well-understood cause&effect and strongly supported by the data.
But your reaction here is clearly and overtly political. Is the framing of the article "political framing" or is your kneejerk response "political framing?" Is it possible to mention covid policy without that being perceived as a political act, or is it merely taboo?
flykespice|1 year ago
You just making up things in your head.
newzisforsukas|1 year ago
musha68k|1 year ago
"Even a mild or asymptomatic infection can harm the immune system. It can make you susceptible to new diseases that might not have bothered you before, but now, with your weakened immune system, these new diseases can find a foothold and attack you. Also, conditions that may have been dormant or held in check in your body by your immune system could resurface now that it’s weakened – things like shingles, HIV, or a resurgence of herpes. We’re seeing resurgences of all those things in the general population. We’re also seeing a resurgence in measles, whooping cough, and polio — all these things that we thought we’d gotten rid of. Whooping cough cases have been exploding in the UK. Our mass herd immunity is weakened and those diseases are all coming up again.
Beyond that, getting a COVID infection can double your risk of heart attack, increase the risk of stroke by three times, and double the risk of diabetes. All these things happen as a result of your COVID infection, and they persist for as much as two years, even if you had a mild or even an asymptomatic infection."
https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/from-long-co...
HeatrayEnjoyer|1 year ago
There's nothing political about public health measures (even if some try to argue as such).
musha68k|1 year ago
Don't look up the latest science on asymptomatic reinfections unless you really want to find out more.
unknown|1 year ago
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rgrieselhuber|1 year ago
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slama|1 year ago
> This is in the context of increased population mixing following a period of reduced circulation of GAS during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The article is merely restating the WHO report and not adding any new political takes. The downvotes are because the comment is incorrect.
georgeplusplus|1 year ago
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AlexandrB|1 year ago
[1] https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tora-bora-tunnel-kin...
newzisforsukas|1 year ago