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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...
Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tipsHantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...
Hantavirus requires prolonged close contact for transmission unlike Covid: Soumya SwaminathanFormer WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan believes the Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is containable. The virus requires prolonge...
Remove child sexual abuse material or face action: Centre issues notices to X, YouTube & TelegramThe Ministry also warned the three social media intermediaries that any delay in complying with the notices will result in the withdrawal o...
Cause for concern: Monkeypox can become endemic but here's how we can contain the outbreakThere are a number of reasons the current outbreak is so concerning.
Monkeypox can become endemic - here's how it can be stopped in its tracksMonkeypox is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can spread from animals to humans. So in regions where monkeypox is endemic, the virus spreads wh...
Amid monkeypox surge, WHO urges reducing number of sexual partnersWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who last Saturday declared monkeypox a global health emergency, told reporters that the best way to p...
Monkeypox infections spreading undetected, cases have risen to over 550: WHOWhile, so far, most cases have been reported among men who have sex with men presenting with symptoms at sexual health clinics, "the sudden...
WHO says monkeypox outbreak 'containable', confirms 131 cases outside AfricaWhile the outbreak is unusual, it remains "containable", the WHO said, and it is convening further meetings to support member states with m...
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in EuropeIn an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO's emergencies department, said the leading theory to ...
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in EuropeIn what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases have been reported in at least eight European countries - Belgium, ...
CBI sets up investigation unit for online child sexual abuseThe newly specialized unit will collect, collate and disseminate information regarding publication, transmission, creation, collection, see...
- How human semen increase spread of Ebola virus infection
New York, June 26 (IANS) Researchers have found that protein found in human semen significantly increases Ebola virus infection, explaining...
Government asks ISPs to prevent distribution of child pornographyThe Internet Watch Foundation maintains such a list of dynamically updated websites/URLs containing online Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSA...
Ebola transmission through sex may reignite outbreaksThe potential for sexual transmission is high for 3 to 4 months after the virus has been cleared from the bloodstream.
Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmedA suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease in Liberia has been confirmed using genomic analysis, scientists say.
'Tweezer' compound can help fight HIVA compound shaped like tweezer can block HIV & break up proteins in semen that boost infection. It may lead to the development of a safe va...
Viagra may prevent malaria transmissionThe anti-impotence drug Viagra helps eliminate malaria from the blood circulation which may reduce transmission of the deadly parasite from...
Over one lakh new HIV cases reported in China in 2014China has reported 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections in 2014, up 14.8 per cent from the previous year- Central health authority
- How sexually transmitted diseases up HIV infection risk
Scientists have for the first time described how sexually transmitted diseases increase an individual's risk of becoming infected with HIV....