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HISTORICAL INFLUENZA RECORDS
A sick European to 7,044 deaths: How influenza became notifiable disease in Delhi over a century agoInfluenza claimed over seven thousand lives in Delhi city during the 1918 pandemic. Archival records show the disease spread rapidly after ...- In 1928, Alexander Fleming returned from vacation and accidentally discovered penicillin, the medical breakthrough that became the world's most widely used antibioticSir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin accidentally in 1928 after returning from vacation. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain later develop...
- In the 1920s, a paper company realized wartime wadding could work better on faces than on cold cream, and facial tissues entered daily lifeInitially crafted for elegant beauty routines to wipe away cold cream, facial tissues quickly transformed into a practical alternative to t...
- People across Europe, North America slept for days or stared blankly for hours during this 100-year-old strange epidemic and scientists are still searching whyDuring the 1918 flu pandemic, a mysterious illness, encephalitis lethargica, emerged in Europe and North America, causing extreme sleepines...
- These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of more than 25%It has nothing to do with investing, but this one factor is important to understand as it can create confusion. We normally don’t talk abou...
- Remember when egg prices ballooned last year? Now they’ve fallen so low that United States farmers are in crisisThe average price of a dozen eggs has reduced to $2.58, roughly half of what consumers paid at peak levels last year. The drop follows reco...
- Kolkata hospitals report sharp rise in pneumonia & flu vaccination; Experts urge elderly to get protected immediatelyKolkata is experiencing a significant surge in demand for pneumonia and influenza vaccines. Respiratory infections are climbing as winter a...
- Is the egg shortage over in the US? Here’s what it costs in New York, California, and other marketsEgg prices surged by 10.4% in February compared to January and have skyrocketed by 58.8% over the past year, according to the Consumer Pric...
- Imports are finally working: After buying from Brazil, Türkiye, and South Korea, egg prices in the U.S. drop steeply; check the latest ratesU.S. is rapidly increasing egg imports from Brazil and other countries to tackle record-high prices caused by avian influenza. The Trump ad...
- Like early days of Covid: Is China hiding something about recent infections?Amid China's recent surge in respiratory diseases, reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, concerns arise while authorities...
- How China is keeping to its strict 'zero Covid' strategyThe country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now among the last places still hewing to "zero Covid", placing millions un...
- Covid will be like common cold in the next few years, mostly affecting unvaccinated childrenBecause Covid severity is lower among children, the overall burden from the disease may decline.
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