Ebola outbreak sparks concern in India, US: Should you be worried? Here's what you need to know about signs, symptoms and preventionEbola in India: The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency with over 300 cases and 88 deaths. In...
Dogs and cats can be infected by hantavirus, but can they spread it to humans? Here's what CDC recommends for pet ownersHantavirus and pets: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has sparked global health worries. Passengers fell ill and some died during a v...
Raccoon poop on your deck? The CDC cleanup steps most people skip and why it mattersRaccoon droppings on your deck hide a serious health threat. Microscopic parasite eggs from raccoon roundworm can linger for years, even af...
Rare but ruthless: How Hantavirus strikes fast, and should you be concernedA rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has drawn global attention after multiple infections and three reported deaths prompted ...
'Kissing bug' sparks alarm in US as this deadly disease is spreading without warning signs. All FAQs answeredChagas disease, a potentially fatal parasitic illness transmitted by kissing bugs, is spreading rapidly in the US, with as many as 100,000 ...
Chagas disease spreading in U.S.: Kissing bugs found in California and other statesChagas disease, spread by kissing bugs, is now being found in the United States. Health experts say the illness, already common in South Am...
A doomsday poop vault! Here's why scientists are freezing 10,000 samples of human fecesScientists in Switzerland are building a special vault. This vault will store frozen human stool samples. The goal is to preserve microbial...
Developing countries unfairly blamed? Vancouver, one of the world's most beautiful cities known for its natural beauty, has a human waste problem on its sidewalksVancouver’s human waste crisis is getting so bad that businesses are hiring “poop fairies” to clean sidewalks. The city’s feces removal pro...
Kerala man reports rare case of Murine Typhus: Here's what you need to know about this bacterial diseaseA 75-year-old man from Kerala was diagnosed with Murine Typhus, a rare bacterial disease, on October 11, following a recent trip to Vietnam...
Parasites can infect your brain and body if you are eating this undercooked meat. Doctor shares 'craziest CT scan'Medical experts warn against undercooked pork as it can lead to serious parasitic infections like Intestinal Taeniasis and Cysticercosis. C...
I Drank Water From Fecal Sludge: Weird Things that Bill Gates Did For A CauseBill Gates on several occasions has mentioned some of the weirdest things he has done for a cause. The billionaire philanthropist through s...
What is Ophidascaris robertsi? Live worm found in Australian woman's brain in world first — Causes and precautionsThe medical world is in awe following a groundbreaking revelation involving an Australian woman whose brain was found to host a live worm w...
Pigeons turn into 'zombie birds' with twisted necks, trembling wings in UK. Know why and howPigeons in Great Britain have become a victim of a terrible disease, which is turning them into so-called 'zombie birds' with twisted necks...
Thousands of beagles rescued in Virginia. Now, search for dogs' new homes begins!Four thousand beagles were rescued from Virginia commercial breeding facility that bred them to be sold to labs for drug experiments.
Scientists find norovirus, other gut viruses can spread through saliva"Salivary transmission of enteric viruses is another layer of transmission we didn't know about. It is an entirely new way of thinking abou...
Gold in human feces worth millions: StudyTreated solid waste contains gold, silver and other metals, as well as rare elements such as palladium and vanadium that are used in electr...
- '18 per cent of Delhi Jal Board water unfit for drinking'
Mongia pointed out that the feces from the sewerage mixes with most of the waters that is being supplied in Delhi that led to such contamin...