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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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High Alert In Kerala After 3 Die Of "Rare And Deadly Nipah Virus" In Kozhikode
Three people of a family have died in Kerala's coastal city Kozhikode over the last two weeks, reportedly due to a rare virus known as 'Nipah'. Deaths due to the dangerous virus has put the state health department on high alert. State Health Minister KK Shylaja said on Sunday that the nature of the virus was yet to be ascertained.
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Scientists Hope a Deadly Virus May Help Fight Brain Cancer
People facing one of medicine's most dreaded diagnoses may someday have an unlikely source of hope: Injections that treat some types of brain cancer with part of a deadly tropical virus.
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Two US Health Workers Ill After MERS Exposure; World Health Body Meets In Geneva
Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly virus.
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Rare deadly virus surfaces in Gujarat, kills three
A deadly virus reported for the first time in India has killed three people in Gujarat. A central team will visit the state today to take stock of the situation. The state health department in Gujarat is also on alert following the deaths in an Ahmedabad- based private hospital due to the fatal Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever OR CCHF virus. The CC...
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Disease outbreaks at Afghan border
Refugees on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan are becoming victims of a highly contagious disease that causes patients to bleed to death. The outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is centred around the Pakistani city of Quetta. At least 75 people have become infected so far and eight have died. CCHF is a viral fever caused ...
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Explained: What Is Deadly Marburg Virus That Originates From Bats
At least six people have died in Rwanda's first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Sabin Nsanzimana, the country's health minister, confirmed that most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit.
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High Alert In Kerala After 3 Die Of "Rare And Deadly Nipah Virus" In Kozhikode
Three people of a family have died in Kerala's coastal city Kozhikode over the last two weeks, reportedly due to a rare virus known as 'Nipah'. Deaths due to the dangerous virus has put the state health department on high alert. State Health Minister KK Shylaja said on Sunday that the nature of the virus was yet to be ascertained.
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Scientists Hope a Deadly Virus May Help Fight Brain Cancer
People facing one of medicine's most dreaded diagnoses may someday have an unlikely source of hope: Injections that treat some types of brain cancer with part of a deadly tropical virus.
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Two US Health Workers Ill After MERS Exposure; World Health Body Meets In Geneva
Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly virus.
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Rare deadly virus surfaces in Gujarat, kills three
A deadly virus reported for the first time in India has killed three people in Gujarat. A central team will visit the state today to take stock of the situation. The state health department in Gujarat is also on alert following the deaths in an Ahmedabad- based private hospital due to the fatal Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever OR CCHF virus. The CC...
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Disease outbreaks at Afghan border
Refugees on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan are becoming victims of a highly contagious disease that causes patients to bleed to death. The outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is centred around the Pakistani city of Quetta. At least 75 people have become infected so far and eight have died. CCHF is a viral fever caused ...
