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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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H5N1 Outbreak In The US: Experts Warn Of A Potential Pandemic; Here's How It Spreads
H5N1 Outbreak In The US: H5N1 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that can cause a range of diseases in humans, from mild to severe. In some cases, it can also be fatal.
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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
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Infectious Diseases Becoming More Lethal Due To Air Pollution: Study
Air pollution is contributing to an increase in antibiotic resistance, which poses a serious threat to human health.
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Zika and Dengue Viruses Can Alter a Hosts Smell to Make It 'Tastier', Attract More Mosquitoes, Study Says
A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.
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Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Report
Countries' fossil fuel-powered Covid-19 recoveries will have long-lasting consequences on human health and risk worsening the food and water insecurity, heatwaves and infectious diseases, a major assessment warned Thursday.
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Mumbai Student, Who Tested Coronavirus +ve, Talks About His Experience
In his interview to Humans of Bombay, Hrishi Giridhar opens up about his journey from testing positive for the highly infectious disease to his recovery, and how the experience changed him.
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China Confirms Deadly Virus Can Transmit From One Human To Another
A top Chinese expert on infectious diseases has confirmed human-to-human transmission of a SARS-like virus that has spread across the country and reached three other Asian nations, state media reported Monday.
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Sugars or Carbohydrates in Breast Milk May Help Kill Bacteria
According to a team of chemists from the Vanderbilt University in the United States, some of the carbohydrates that are found in human milk not only have antibacterial properties but they also enhance the effectiveness of the antibacterial proteins present in milk.
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'Self-Sabotage' Prevents Immune Protection Against Malaria
Malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itself against the deadly disease, scientists have found for the first time.
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International Trade Helps Spread Infectious Diseases: Study
Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increases risk of spreading infectious diseases, a study says.
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By Cutting Down Forests, Humans May Be Giving Themselves Malaria
A surprising factor may be contributing to the spread of malaria in Malaysia, new research has found. In a new study, published Friday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists argue that deforestation is causing environmental changes that have upped transmission of a form of the infectious disease usually found only in monkeys.
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Can human genes be patented? US court to decide
The Supreme Court grapples Monday with the question of whether human genes can be patented, and the ultimate answer could reshape U.S. medical research, the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer and the multi-billion dollar medical and biotechnology business.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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H5N1 Outbreak In The US: Experts Warn Of A Potential Pandemic; Here's How It Spreads
H5N1 Outbreak In The US: H5N1 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that can cause a range of diseases in humans, from mild to severe. In some cases, it can also be fatal.
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Three In Every Four Animal Bites In India Are Due To Dogs: Lancet Study
Three in every four animal bites are due to dogs, with over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
-
Infectious Diseases Becoming More Lethal Due To Air Pollution: Study
Air pollution is contributing to an increase in antibiotic resistance, which poses a serious threat to human health.
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Zika and Dengue Viruses Can Alter a Hosts Smell to Make It 'Tastier', Attract More Mosquitoes, Study Says
A new study has found out why mosquitoes like to buzz around and bite some people more than others. Researchers discovered that infection from some viruses makes you smell tastier and attracts more mosquitoes, which increases the transmission of the disease.
-
Covid Recovery Poses Dire Climate, Health Risks: Report
Countries' fossil fuel-powered Covid-19 recoveries will have long-lasting consequences on human health and risk worsening the food and water insecurity, heatwaves and infectious diseases, a major assessment warned Thursday.
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Mumbai Student, Who Tested Coronavirus +ve, Talks About His Experience
In his interview to Humans of Bombay, Hrishi Giridhar opens up about his journey from testing positive for the highly infectious disease to his recovery, and how the experience changed him.
-
China Confirms Deadly Virus Can Transmit From One Human To Another
A top Chinese expert on infectious diseases has confirmed human-to-human transmission of a SARS-like virus that has spread across the country and reached three other Asian nations, state media reported Monday.
-
Sugars or Carbohydrates in Breast Milk May Help Kill Bacteria
According to a team of chemists from the Vanderbilt University in the United States, some of the carbohydrates that are found in human milk not only have antibacterial properties but they also enhance the effectiveness of the antibacterial proteins present in milk.
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'Self-Sabotage' Prevents Immune Protection Against Malaria
Malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itself against the deadly disease, scientists have found for the first time.
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International Trade Helps Spread Infectious Diseases: Study
Besides opening up new vistas for humans, ranging from travel to exotic places to enjoying the products and services of those distant lands, international trade and travel also increases risk of spreading infectious diseases, a study says.
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By Cutting Down Forests, Humans May Be Giving Themselves Malaria
A surprising factor may be contributing to the spread of malaria in Malaysia, new research has found. In a new study, published Friday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists argue that deforestation is causing environmental changes that have upped transmission of a form of the infectious disease usually found only in monkeys.
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Can human genes be patented? US court to decide
The Supreme Court grapples Monday with the question of whether human genes can be patented, and the ultimate answer could reshape U.S. medical research, the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer and the multi-billion dollar medical and biotechnology business.
