India's rising Covid cases: Experts say common cold-like spread suggests endemicity, urge precautionGiving the reassurance that a monster spike on the lines of the Delta wave in the spring of 2021 is unlikely due to the endemic nature of t...
07 Apr, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Why are animal-to-human diseases on the rise?A zoonosis (plural zoonoses) is a disease or infection transmitted from vertebrate animals to people, and vice versa. The pathogens involve...
07 Apr, 2023, 09.15 AM IST
MERS virus: What is it? Why is it at risk of spreading after FIFA World Cup 2022MERS is a viral respiratory illness caused by the MERS-CoV virus. Fans returning from Qatar should be aware of MERS and should practice goo...
19 Dec, 2022, 11.53 AM IST
FIFA World Cup 2022: France’s possible starting lineup for final vs Lionel Messi's ArgentinaAn outbreak of camel flu was claimed to be impacting the Les Blues versus Argentina game prior to today's final FIFA world cup game.
18 Dec, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
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...
31 Jan, 2022, 02.14 PM IST
COVID 19 : "Watch what you Eat : The Tipping Point !"13 Sep, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Origins of SARS-CoV-2: Why the lab-leak idea is being considered againSo far, none of these hypotheses have shown the origins of the virus. One of the first scenarios put forward that the Wuhan seafood market ...
07 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Covid lab origin theory gains traction in United StatesThe government's position has shifted to agnosticism in recent weeks, with top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Contr...
26 May, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans decodedThis jump from species-to-species was the result of the ability of the virus to bind to host cells, a study shows.
30 May, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Scientists track link between wildlife and COVID-19 outbreakBats are also believed to be the original source of Ebola virus outbreaks that infected people in Africa from 2014 to 2016, and in 1976. Sc...
23 Apr, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Can pre-symptomatic COVID 19 be an economic warfare tool?Those who are assuming that COVID -19 is an economic warfare tool are quick to point out that losing less than 3400 people to COVID-19 coul...
16 Apr, 2020, 10.26 AM IST
Let your mutual fund manager change the portfolio to meet new realitiesCorona virus plus the announcement of takeover of Yes Bank was probably the last straw that broke the camel’s back. While one has to be car...
13 Mar, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Travellers from China to be screened for novel coronavirus at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata airportsThe government has also issued a travel advisory asking citizens travelling to and from China to follow certain precautionary measures. It ...
17 Jan, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
First-ever potential treatment for MERS identifiedScientists have for the first time identified two promising drug candidates to prevent and treat the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrom...
30 Jun, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
WHO urges India to be vigilant against deadly 'camel virus'Many people on the streets of Seoul are wearing surgical masks, such was the demand that chemist shops ran out of supplies.
21 Jun, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Five facts you must know about MERS infectionSouth Korea on Monday recorded its sixth death and biggest single day jump in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections, with 23 n...
09 Jun, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
- Ship of desert faces 'turbulence'
For Raju Chaudhary of Basi Barsingsar village in Bikaner, it took great efforts to save Rs 50,000. A rupee here and a rupee there along wit...
24 Jun, 2011, 12.37 PM IST