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Earlier this year, researchers analyzed ancient Chilean mummies for traces of smallpox DNA. The evidence produced the first direct molecular proof that European colonists brought the deadly virus to the AmericasSmallpox DNA discovery: Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies offers direct evidence of European smallpox introduction. This discovery supports ...- Independence Day 2026: India, which once couldn't make smallpox vaccine, has now crossed a pharma milestone the world can't ignore2026 Independence Day: India's pharmaceutical industry marks a historic milestone with a new drug approval. This achievement reflects decad...
- Independence Day 2026: Meals, books & biscuits behind Partition-era businesses that became part of Delhi’s story2026 Independence Day: Businesses established by Partition refugees have become integral to Delhi's identity. Moti Mahal restaurant began i...
- In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
- In 1789, one mysterious outbreak changed Australia's history; scientists may have solved itIn 1789, a horrific outbreak devastated Indigenous Australians around Sydney Harbor. Up to 70% of local First Nations people died. For over...
- How to make your shower smell fresh without air freshenersMusty bathroom smells often originate from showerhead bacterial biofilms. Controlling moisture and cleaning buildup are key to a truly fres...
- 56 million dead, one frozen secret: Antarctica outed the deadliest secret in human historyAntarctic ice cores climate change: Scientists found ancient air trapped in Antarctic ice. This ice holds records of Earth's atmosphere for...
- In 1796, an English surgeon noticed that milkmaids rarely got smallpox, and the vaccination changed the worldEdward Jenner pioneered the smallpox vaccine in the late 1700s. He noticed milkmaids, who contracted cowpox, were immune to smallpox. Jenne...
- Smallpox vax protection against monkeypox may not be lasting: LancetAlthough the smallpox jab has shown to reduce the chance of symptomatic infection and severe illness from monkeypox, protection may decline...
- Monkeypox outbreak may boost the shares of these companies“At the moment, the world is relying on one manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, for the monkeypox vaccine,” said Manish Bhargava, a fund manager...
- Possibility of monkeypox becoming a pandemic is low: ResearchersThe group of public health and infectious diseases researchers said that the emergence of monkeypox disease in non-endemic areas is a remin...
- Monkeypox: Trivitron healthcare develops real-time PCR based kit in India"India has always been at the forefront of extending help to the world, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, and this time also the wor...
- Trivitron develops kit for detection of Monkeypox virus"As a responsible MedTech product manufacturer, we feel that the current situation calls for immediate measures to stop the viral spread. I...
- Am I at risk? Who is protected against Monkeypox?Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely to dodge severe illness, experts. But there are two high-risk groups.
- Monkeypox: we have vaccines and drugs to treat itMonkeypox belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of viruses, which includes smallpox. Luckily, due to something called cross-protection, smallp...
- 'Antivirals may work against Monkeypox'As per the study published in British medical journal Lancet, researchers analysed patients' response to the first off-label use of two ant...
- Monkeypox scare: Health Ministry directs NCDC, ICMR to keep close watchThe monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health...
- Global eradication of COVID-19 more feasible than for polio: AnalysisHowever, they said, the main challenges lie in securing sufficiently high vaccine coverage and respond quickly enough to immune-escape vari...
- Vaccines: 200 years of progress -- and scepticismFour in 10 Americans, and six in 10 French people say they will not get vaccinated against the virus, even if the shot is free.
- Smallpox may have emerged in more recent timesToronto, Dec 9 (IANS) Smallpox, a pathogen that caused millions of deaths worldwide, may not be an ancient disease but a much more modern k...
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