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Ebola outbreak declared emergency of international concern: What is it, how does it spread, and is there a vaccine?The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The vir...
Nipah virus outbreak: How it attacks the brain and how to stay safeIndia has reported two Nipah virus cases, with both infected nurses in Kolkata having recovered. While rare, Nipah is a dangerous virus wit...
National Institute of Virology develops portable 'point-of-care' test kit for detecting Nipah virusIndia can now swiftly detect the Nipah virus with a newly developed portable test kit by the National Institute of Virology (NIV). This poi...
Deadliest bleeding eye disease caused by Marburg virus is severe, has only 50% survival rate. Check all detailsThe bleeding eye disease, one of the deadliest in the world, has spared global fear and has killed 15 people so far in Rwanda. A warning ha...
Marburg Virus: Is another pandemic on the horizon? Key facts about yet another bat-linked diseaseRwanda is experiencing an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, resulting in six deaths, mainly among healthcare workers. The virus causes sev...
Declining bat population is increasing infant mortality in US, says new study; Here's the strange connectionA study has found that the decline of bat populations in the US from 2006-2017 led to increased pesticide use by farmers, resulting in high...
Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala: All educational institutes in Kozhikode shut till September 24. Top 10 latest updatesAn outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, India has caused panic. The virus, transmitted by fruit bats, is potentially fatal and can cause ...
Explainer: India's Nipah virus outbreak - what do we know so far?India is currently dealing with an outbreak of the Nipah virus, a rare virus that spreads from animals to humans and causes a deadly fever....
How dangerous is Nipah virus. What happens when you get it. Can you survive the deadly virus? Here is allKerala is dealing with the reemergence of the Nipah virus, with two deaths and three people under quarantine. This is the fourth occurrence...
‘Biodiversity protection doesn’t mean millions of job losses — economic activity which encroaches on ecosystems quantifiably harms humanity’A large part of my work tries to figure out this multifaceted puzzle by analysing what happens in a region in terms of tangible outcomes wh...
The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever. How to protect yourselfIt was first reported in 1967 in a town called Marburg in Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
Experts say no NeoCov threat in current formThe coronavirus NeoCoV, described as a potential threat to humanity by Chinese researchers this week, poses no actual danger in its current...
Nipah: All about the virus that has entire Kerala in panic modeNipah was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. In India the disease was first reported in 2001 and again six years later, with the two out...
Nipah-affected nurse's letter from deathbed goes viralTwenty eight-year-old Lini working in the Perambra Taluk Hospital in Kozhikode got exposed to the 'deadly' virus while treating affected pa...
World Cup 2015: Five difference-making points of the first semi-finalThe Kiwis’ fifth option yielder 86 runs in 8 overs and picked up 3 wickets. But The Proteas’ brought home 71 runs in 8 overs with only one ...
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
- Old Trafford's old Sachin memories
And when one thinks of a 17-year-old scoring the ton against the likes of Chris Lewis, Angus Fraser, Devon Malcolm and Eddie Hemmings, one ...