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DRDO flags rising global CBRN risks, warns of unstable geopolitical orderGlobal security faces growing challenges. DRDO scientist Upendra Kumar Singh stresses the need for stronger preparedness against chemical, ...
66 cases of Zika virus infection found in Pune city since JunePune has recorded 66 cases of Zika virus infections within the last two months, with four reported deaths due to comorbidities. Notably, 26...
13 cases of Zika virus infection till Jul 22 this year: MoS Anupriya PatelThirteen cases of Zika virus were reported in India by July 22, 2023, with 3 from Karnataka and 10 from Maharashtra. Minister of State for ...
Study suggests prior Zika infection may heighten risk of severe dengueA recent study suggests that individuals previously infected with Zika may face an increased risk of developing severe dengue and requiring...
What is Disease X? Here's all we know about the next pandemic that could kill 50 million peopleFormer Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has warned that the next pandemic could be deadlier than COVID-19, potentially clai...
COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse, study findsCOVID-19 causes neurons to undergo a cell fusion process, which has not been seen before, according to a study published in Science Advance...
Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes: ResearchHow mosquitoes seek out and feed on their hosts are important factors in how a virus circulates in nature. Mosquitoes spread diseases by ac...
When will the pandemic end? Past epidemics may provide cluesThe Covid-19 global pandemic has waxed and waned differently in different parts of the world.
Tamil Nadu steps up measures to screen people at border areas in wake of Nipah virus case in Kerala: Minister"Already we have been monitoring the nine districts that border Kerala. We have been conducting door-to-door awareness campaigns in the dis...
Kerala denies fudging of coronavirus death dataResponding to the allegations, she said that the state has been adhering to the guidelines of WHO and ICMR to classify COVID deaths, adding...
Coronavirus capable of invading brain, claims new studyAccording to a latest study, which was led by Yale immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, the virus is able to replicate inside the brain, and its pre...
Small, handheld device called 'VIRRION' can be used to capture and identify virusesKnown viruses, such as H5N1, Zika and Ebola have caused widespread illness and death.
Is India ready to handle an epidemic? The frightful truth behind Nipah outbreakWhile Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?
Zika virus can persist in eyes, spread through tearsEye infection raises the possibility that people could acquire Zika infection through contact with tears from infected people.
Continental US records first Zika-related deathThe elderly victim, had an underlying health condition, died in late June after traveling to a country where the Zika virus is active.
Protein that swallow up, quarantine Zika virus identifiedAn ongoing epidemic of Zika virus began in early 2015 in Brazil and with it new evidence emerged that Zika virus infection of mothers durin...
First Zika virus death in France's MartiniqueThe patient, aged 84, had been hospitalised for 10 days in intensive care with Guillain Barre Syndrome before breathing his last.
India should adopt Brazil's Zika model to fight dengue: IMAThe Indian Medical Association recommended adopting Brazil's Zika virus awareness model to combat dengue, which has emerged as a leading ca...
Health wrap: Zika virus - Doctors puzzled over severity of defect in babies; Australia to step up testing; Brazil Carnival roars despite scareWith so much happening in the world of health, we bring the major highlights.
India beware: Zika now an international health emergencyWHO estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year, but no recommendations were made to restrict t...