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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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A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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Mono Infection May Triple Multiple Sclerosis Risk, Says Study: Symptoms, Causes And Care
A new study links infectious mononucleosis (mono) to a threefold higher risk of multiple sclerosis.
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Can Antibodies From Camels Help Develop Dengue Vaccines? Researchers From Mohali Reveal
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have discovered that unique antibodies from camels may help neutralise the dengue virus. Scientists say these tiny "nanobodies" could pave the way for future dengue tr
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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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WHO Confirms 2 Cases Of New Mpox Virus Strain In India And UK, Urges Continued Surveillance
The first case was reported in the United Kingdom, who had a travel history to a country in South-East Asia. The second case from India has a travel history to a country in the Arabian Peninsula.
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First Nipah Virus Death Reported In Bengal, But No New Cases Emerge
West Bengal on Thursday reported its first case of a Nipah virus-related death, after a nurse, who was affected by it and was admitted at the critical care unit of a hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, passed away.
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Beyond Nipah Virus: New Bat Virus Found In Bangladesh Patients, Warn Scientists
Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients initially suspected of having Nipah virus. The finding raises concerns about hidden zoonotic threats in regions where Nipah is e
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Nipah Virus Alert: Myanmar's Yangon Airport Tightens Screening
Myanmar has intensified health screening and surveillance at Yangon International Airport to prevent the possible entry of the Nipah virus, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday.
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Nipah Spread Risk From India Low, No Need For Travel Or Trade Curbs: WHO
The World Health Organisation has been working closely with Indian health authorities and found "no evidence yet of increased human-to-human transmission"
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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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A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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Mono Infection May Triple Multiple Sclerosis Risk, Says Study: Symptoms, Causes And Care
A new study links infectious mononucleosis (mono) to a threefold higher risk of multiple sclerosis.
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Can Antibodies From Camels Help Develop Dengue Vaccines? Researchers From Mohali Reveal
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have discovered that unique antibodies from camels may help neutralise the dengue virus. Scientists say these tiny "nanobodies" could pave the way for future dengue tr
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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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WHO Confirms 2 Cases Of New Mpox Virus Strain In India And UK, Urges Continued Surveillance
The first case was reported in the United Kingdom, who had a travel history to a country in South-East Asia. The second case from India has a travel history to a country in the Arabian Peninsula.
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First Nipah Virus Death Reported In Bengal, But No New Cases Emerge
West Bengal on Thursday reported its first case of a Nipah virus-related death, after a nurse, who was affected by it and was admitted at the critical care unit of a hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, passed away.
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Beyond Nipah Virus: New Bat Virus Found In Bangladesh Patients, Warn Scientists
Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients initially suspected of having Nipah virus. The finding raises concerns about hidden zoonotic threats in regions where Nipah is e
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Nipah Virus Alert: Myanmar's Yangon Airport Tightens Screening
Myanmar has intensified health screening and surveillance at Yangon International Airport to prevent the possible entry of the Nipah virus, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday.
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Nipah Spread Risk From India Low, No Need For Travel Or Trade Curbs: WHO
The World Health Organisation has been working closely with Indian health authorities and found "no evidence yet of increased human-to-human transmission"
