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WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale And Speed' Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Reports 134 Dead
Ebola is a highly contagious virus and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe and often fatal.
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Africa's Top Health Body Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In Remote Congo Province
The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
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Hantavirus vs Bird Flu: Which Viral Infection Spreads Faster To Humans?
Hantavirus and bird flu are viral infections that can spread to humans under certain conditions. Here is what the WHO says about the transmission patterns for each and why you need to practise necessary precautions to be safe.
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Hantavirus Has 38 Strains, Only 1 Spreads To Humans: New Updates In Atlantic Cruise Outbreak
An update on the Atlantic cruise outbreak, explaining hantavirus strains and why only one is known to spread to humans. Here is what you need to know about the different strains and if you should be worried.
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From Rodents To Humans: How Hantavirus Usually Travels In Closed Spaces
Hantavirus is a group of viruses that can travel in enclosed spaces. Here is what you need to know about hantavirus and how it can infect humans.
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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak: Will It Affect Indian Border States? Tips To Keep Yourself Protected
Measles is highly contagious and can easily cross borders. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that "Measles can easily cross borders and cause outbreaks in any community where people are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated".
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Newcastle Disease Spreads Across Europe: Here's What You Should Know About The Viral Infection
Newcastle disease is highly contagious and can cause respiratory trouble, drop in egg production, and even 100 percent mortality in severe outbreaks.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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Measles Is Back: Why Outbreaks Are Rising Across The World Again
With the USA and Mexico likely to lose their measles-free designation, herd immunity against the highly contagious viral infection has collapsed, leaving the world facing this major threat all over again.
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Amazon Confirms Victorian Disease Outbreak: All About Tuberculosis Spread At UK Warehouse
Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection occurs when a person is infected with the TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not exhibit any symptoms and is not contagious.
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Kerala Reports Avian Influenza Outbreak In Alappuzha And Kottayam, Government Intensifies Surveillance
Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government depart
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Measles Scare After Shakira's Concert: Signs and Symptoms Of This Highly Contagious Disease
According to CDC, the two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against the virus. In some countries, vaccination against chickenpox is also combined with the MMR vaccine.
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Man Develops Painful Skin Disease After Wearing Unwashed Thrifted Clothes
In the video, a young man revealed how his habit of wearing unwashed second-hand clothes led to a painful skin infection.
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Second US Child Dies Of Measles, Almost 650 Ill
A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.
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Morocco Battles Measles Outbreak Amid Vaccine Rates
Authorities in Morocco have been scrambling to contain an outbreak of measles, a contagious and potentially fatal disease that had nearly been eradicated in the kingdom but has rebounded as vaccination rates have fallen.
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WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale And Speed' Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Reports 134 Dead
Ebola is a highly contagious virus and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe and often fatal.
-
Africa's Top Health Body Confirms New Ebola Outbreak In Remote Congo Province
The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
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Hantavirus vs Bird Flu: Which Viral Infection Spreads Faster To Humans?
Hantavirus and bird flu are viral infections that can spread to humans under certain conditions. Here is what the WHO says about the transmission patterns for each and why you need to practise necessary precautions to be safe.
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Hantavirus Has 38 Strains, Only 1 Spreads To Humans: New Updates In Atlantic Cruise Outbreak
An update on the Atlantic cruise outbreak, explaining hantavirus strains and why only one is known to spread to humans. Here is what you need to know about the different strains and if you should be worried.
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From Rodents To Humans: How Hantavirus Usually Travels In Closed Spaces
Hantavirus is a group of viruses that can travel in enclosed spaces. Here is what you need to know about hantavirus and how it can infect humans.
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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak: Will It Affect Indian Border States? Tips To Keep Yourself Protected
Measles is highly contagious and can easily cross borders. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that "Measles can easily cross borders and cause outbreaks in any community where people are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated".
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Newcastle Disease Spreads Across Europe: Here's What You Should Know About The Viral Infection
Newcastle disease is highly contagious and can cause respiratory trouble, drop in egg production, and even 100 percent mortality in severe outbreaks.
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Why Nipah Virus Isn't The Next Covid-19: 3 Diseases Might Be Bigger Pandemic Risks
Despite fears, Nipah virus is unlikely to spark a global pandemic like Covid-19 due to low human-to-human transmission. Highly contagious diseases such as measles or vector-borne viruses like dengue pose higher pandemic or epidemic risks. Here's why.
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Measles Is Back: Why Outbreaks Are Rising Across The World Again
With the USA and Mexico likely to lose their measles-free designation, herd immunity against the highly contagious viral infection has collapsed, leaving the world facing this major threat all over again.
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Amazon Confirms Victorian Disease Outbreak: All About Tuberculosis Spread At UK Warehouse
Latent tuberculosis (TB) infection occurs when a person is infected with the TB bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not exhibit any symptoms and is not contagious.
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Kerala Reports Avian Influenza Outbreak In Alappuzha And Kottayam, Government Intensifies Surveillance
Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government depart
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Measles Scare After Shakira's Concert: Signs and Symptoms Of This Highly Contagious Disease
According to CDC, the two doses of MMR vaccine are 97% effective against the virus. In some countries, vaccination against chickenpox is also combined with the MMR vaccine.
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Man Develops Painful Skin Disease After Wearing Unwashed Thrifted Clothes
In the video, a young man revealed how his habit of wearing unwashed second-hand clothes led to a painful skin infection.
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Second US Child Dies Of Measles, Almost 650 Ill
A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities said, with almost 650 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads.
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Morocco Battles Measles Outbreak Amid Vaccine Rates
Authorities in Morocco have been scrambling to contain an outbreak of measles, a contagious and potentially fatal disease that had nearly been eradicated in the kingdom but has rebounded as vaccination rates have fallen.
