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Monkeypox patients could be infectious for up to 4 weeks: Experts
New York: Health experts have reportedly said that Monkeypox patients could pass on the disease for up to four weeks after symptoms appear. Amesh Adalja, an emerging infectious diseases experts at John…
- Health
How much extra Vitamin C is essential for good health?
Wellington: The pandemic is largely responsible for advocating the idea of proper intake of Vitamin C, known as an important immune-support nutrient and vital in helping the body protect itself from severe…
- World
US: Nearly 30K children contracted COVID in the past week
Los Angeles: Nearly 30,000 child Covid-19 cases have been reported across the US in the past week, according to the latest report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the…
- World
Reinfection with different Omicron sub-types possible: Study
Copenhagen: Reinfection with different sub-types of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is possible, says a new study published by Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut (SSI). However, “this seems to occur relatively rarely in…
- Health
Study reveals that hepatitis E virus defies alcohol-based hand disinfectants
Hanover: Hepatitis E is an inflammation of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV is the most common cause of acute virus-mediated hepatitis worldwide. Even though the…
- Lifestyle
First virus infection in infants linked with infections later in life: Study
Edinburgh: When a baby leaves the protection of its mother’s womb and comes into the world, its body takes time to adjust to the new environment. It is natural for them to…
- Health
Lethal ‘NeoCov’ only 1 mutation away from infecting humans: Wuhan scientists
New Delhi: Wuhan is back in the news as a team of scientists there have warned of a lethal variant called ‘NeoCov’ that requires only one mutation to infiltrate human cells and…
- Health
Omicron: How to prevent infection?
New Delhi: Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as…
- Health
Study finds COVID infection risk rises after second vaccine dose
London: A new study has found a gradual increase in the risk of COVID-19 infection from 90 days after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Results confirm that protection wanes with…
- Health
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variant may increase pandemic severity
New York: A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant might cause a more severe pandemic with more infections and breakthrough infections/reinfections than variants with either trait alone,…
- India
Centre rushes teams to 9 states, UTs with high dengue caseload
New Delhi: The Central government has extended help to nine states and union territories with a higher caseload of dengue infection sending high-level teams to support them in public health measures for…
- World
China reports 3 human infections of H5N6 bird flu
Beijing:Â Even as China deals with an extremely severe Covid situation, it is also witnessing a rise in H5N6 bird flu cases. According to officials, three more people in mainland China have tested…
- Health
Fully vaccinated? You can still spread virus at home
London: Even if you are fully vaccinated, chances are that you can still catch Covid and pass on the deadly disease to people at home, according to a study published in the journal…
- World
China’s first human infection case with Monkey B Virus dies
Beijing:Â A Beijing-based vet, who was confirmed as China’s first human infection case with Monkey B Virus (BV), has died from the virus, but his close contacts are safe from it, for now,…
- India
More men died of COVID-19 than women: Gurugram health dept
Gurugram:Â The number of men dying of Covid-19 infection is more than almost double the number of women in Gurugram, according to a District Health department report. The District Health department had audited…
