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Diego Cruz Vidal @diegocruzv.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Big thank you to @fredhutch.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to attend the 5th Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host! Would definitely recommend everyone in the #TxID community to attend and will hope to come back in the future.

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Diego Cruz Vidal @diegocruzv.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Something positive had to come out of being at the hospital at 3 am 🌕

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico now number over 250, with two deaths being linked to the outbreak. (For comparison, the US had 285 cases of measles in all of 2024). Measles isn't just a rash. For @wired.com, I wrote about why the disease can be so deadly: www.wired.com/story/this-i...

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This Is How Measles Kills

Measles is known for its characteristic rash, but it can have serious respiratory and neurologic complications.

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 27/02/2025

Not so fun facts about measles 🦠 one of, if not the most contagious viral infection 🦠one person can infect up to 18 others 🦠can be deadly 🦠can have late effect of a deadly & progressive brain disorder Funnest fact about measles 💉two doses of the vaccine is 97% protective against infection

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more. Thanks to NIH, we have: 💉 Cancer immunotherapy ❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins 🩸 Insulin for diabetes Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.

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PIDS @pidsociety.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The Stanley and Susan Plotkin and Sanofi Pasteur Fellowship Award supports outstanding basic, translational, or clinical research in peds ID (2-yr grant, $50k/yr). The deadline to apply is April 1. #IDSky #PediatricsSky pidsfoundation.org/awards/fello...

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Fellowship and Research Awards – PIDS Foundation

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Clayton Mowrer, DO, MBA, MPH @claytonmowrer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A HAN spotting! First CDC communication in a while. Re the ebola outbreak in Uganda www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han...

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Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00521 | Ebola Outbreak Caused by Sudan virus in UgandaMinusSASstats

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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

INSIDE-OUT: Introduction of Speakers at IDWeek Events - Observing for Unconscious bias over Time White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

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PIDS @pidsociety.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The PIDS Virtual Clinical Case Conference in the Immunocompromised Child webinar series returns today at 1pm ET. These educational offerings intended for trainees, residents and anyone interested in transplant ID. #IDSky #pedsID #transplantID societycentral.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Diego Cruz Vidal @diegocruzv.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

First post on #IDsky to promote this episode on @febrilepodcast.bsky.social talking about IMGs in ID!

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