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MENINGITIS DIAGNOSIS AND CARE
This headache can kill in 24 hours. Here's what doctors want you to knowA deadly bacterial meningitis can strike fast. Early signs like a stiff neck, a specific rash, and extreme light sensitivity demand urgent ...- Why is Nipah virus so dangerous? Here's what happens when the ‘highly fatal’ infection enters human body and attacks the brainNipah virus outbreak: Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is highly infectious and fatal and there is no treatment or cure. Dr...
- Aussie cricket star Damien Martyn hospitalised for meningitis. Apollo doc explains how it can affect brain and even cause deathFormer cricketer Damien Martyn was hospitalized with meningitis, prompting a public health discussion. Neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar detaile...
- Rare brain eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri kills woman: How a tiny amoeba in tap water can kill you and how to stay safeBrain Eating Amoeba: A 71-year-old woman in Texas died after using unboiled tap water from an RV for nasal rinsing, leading to a rare but f...
- Bhagwant Mann tests positive for leptospirosis: What is it, causes, symptoms, and diagnosisPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial infection. He is responding well to treatment and sh...
- U.S teenager paralyzed and on ventilator from West Nile Virus; is it life threatening, here's all you need to knowA West Nile virus infection has left 18-year-old John Procter VI in St. Louis County, Missouri, paraplegic and dependent on a ventilator. I...
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman wants to eradicate TB by 2025: Know causes, symptoms & treatment of the diseaseTuberculosis is among one of the biggest risks in India, and kills 1.5 mn people every year.
- IIT-Guwahati researchers develop hand-held device to detect bacteria instantaneouslyBacterial infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
- Find it difficult to follow chats at noisy places? Get tested for hearing lossIf you are making an effort to catch what others are saying, it is time to get tested and adopt measures to rectify or adapt to the situati...
- 2.1 million cases of tuberculosis in India annuallyHealth MInister J.P. Nadda said that the vast majority of the population infected with the bacteria have "latent TB infection rather than T...
- Why India needs to back a new R&D treaty in health sectorLess than 10% of the $160 bn R&D spend is devoted to 90% of the world’s disease burden. India suffers, yet it is not being vocal for a glob...
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