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Hantavirus, Covid, Norovirus, Legionnaires': Why Are Cruise Ships So Prone To Disease Outbreaks?
Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time.
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Hantavirus Outbreak Renews Painful Memories For Patagonian Village
Mailen Valle lost her father and two sisters during a hantavirus outbreak more than seven years ago in Epuyen, a...
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Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
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Hantavirus Treatment Protocols: Doctors Explain Why It's Not Like Covid Or The Flu
Hantavirus has become a focal point of discussion as it recently spread on board an Atlantic cruise. Dr Jatin Ahuja, Dr J. Kirtana, and Dr Avi Kumar explain the different treatment protocols for patients.
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Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
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From Hantavirus To COVID-19, Why Cruise Ships Are Hotbeds For Disease Outbreaks
Crowded, enclosed spaces like cabins, lifts, and theaters allow infections to move rapidly through the ship.
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Are Nasal Vaccines The Future? Scientists Explain The Rise of Needle-Free Immunisation
Nasal vaccines represent a promising shift in how we prevent infectious diseases. By building immunity at the body's first line of defence, they could stop infections before they begin, reduce transmission, and complement traditional vaccines.
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Canine Coronavirus: Can The Infection In Dogs Spread To Humans Easily?
Canine coronavirus primarily affects dogs, but emerging research suggests possible human infection risks. Here's what experts say about zoonotic transmission, symptoms, and whether pet owners should be concerned.
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Covid Virus May Spread More Widely By Turning Lung Cells Into Targets, Study Says
A new study shows how the Covid virus may spread more widely by turning resistant lung cells into infection targets, offering clues to severe disease.
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Cicada COVID Variant BA. 3.2: Why Children Are 5 Times More Likely To Get Infected And Tips To Safeguard Them
The new cicada COVID variant BA.3.2 can infect children 5 times more than the Omicron variant. This is why you need to get your children a booster dose and follow the established protocol to safeguard them.
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Severe COVID, Flu Infections Linked To Higher Lung Cancer Risk, Finds Study
A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the risk of lung cancer years later. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Virginia Health System.
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Breakthrough: Single Nasal Vaccine Shot May Protect Against Covid, Flu And Pneumonia
The new vaccine is delivered as a nasal spray and it activates white blood cells in the lungs. The vaccine puts them on "amber alert" and ready to combat any invading infection.
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H3N2 Vs Common Cold: Warning Signs For Seasonal Viral Infections You Must Not Ignore
H3N2 influenza cases are rising across India. Doctors explain how it differs from a common cold, key danger signs like chest pain and low oxygen, who is at risk, and when to seek urgent medical care.
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Can A Common Diabetes Drug Treat Long Covid When Taken Early? Experts Say Yes
Emerging evidence suggests that the widely used diabetes drug metformin, when taken early in a Covid-19 infection, may significantly reduce the risk of developing long Covid, the chronic, debilitating condition affecting millions post-infection.
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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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Hantavirus, Covid, Norovirus, Legionnaires': Why Are Cruise Ships So Prone To Disease Outbreaks?
Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time.
-
Hantavirus Outbreak Renews Painful Memories For Patagonian Village
Mailen Valle lost her father and two sisters during a hantavirus outbreak more than seven years ago in Epuyen, a...
-
Thailand Scientists Identify New Coronavirus With Potential Human Infection Risk
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
-
Hantavirus Treatment Protocols: Doctors Explain Why It's Not Like Covid Or The Flu
Hantavirus has become a focal point of discussion as it recently spread on board an Atlantic cruise. Dr Jatin Ahuja, Dr J. Kirtana, and Dr Avi Kumar explain the different treatment protocols for patients.
-
Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
-
From Hantavirus To COVID-19, Why Cruise Ships Are Hotbeds For Disease Outbreaks
Crowded, enclosed spaces like cabins, lifts, and theaters allow infections to move rapidly through the ship.
-
Are Nasal Vaccines The Future? Scientists Explain The Rise of Needle-Free Immunisation
Nasal vaccines represent a promising shift in how we prevent infectious diseases. By building immunity at the body's first line of defence, they could stop infections before they begin, reduce transmission, and complement traditional vaccines.
-
Canine Coronavirus: Can The Infection In Dogs Spread To Humans Easily?
Canine coronavirus primarily affects dogs, but emerging research suggests possible human infection risks. Here's what experts say about zoonotic transmission, symptoms, and whether pet owners should be concerned.
-
Covid Virus May Spread More Widely By Turning Lung Cells Into Targets, Study Says
A new study shows how the Covid virus may spread more widely by turning resistant lung cells into infection targets, offering clues to severe disease.
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Cicada COVID Variant BA. 3.2: Why Children Are 5 Times More Likely To Get Infected And Tips To Safeguard Them
The new cicada COVID variant BA.3.2 can infect children 5 times more than the Omicron variant. This is why you need to get your children a booster dose and follow the established protocol to safeguard them.
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Severe COVID, Flu Infections Linked To Higher Lung Cancer Risk, Finds Study
A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the risk of lung cancer years later. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Virginia Health System.
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Breakthrough: Single Nasal Vaccine Shot May Protect Against Covid, Flu And Pneumonia
The new vaccine is delivered as a nasal spray and it activates white blood cells in the lungs. The vaccine puts them on "amber alert" and ready to combat any invading infection.
-
H3N2 Vs Common Cold: Warning Signs For Seasonal Viral Infections You Must Not Ignore
H3N2 influenza cases are rising across India. Doctors explain how it differs from a common cold, key danger signs like chest pain and low oxygen, who is at risk, and when to seek urgent medical care.
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Can A Common Diabetes Drug Treat Long Covid When Taken Early? Experts Say Yes
Emerging evidence suggests that the widely used diabetes drug metformin, when taken early in a Covid-19 infection, may significantly reduce the risk of developing long Covid, the chronic, debilitating condition affecting millions post-infection.
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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.
