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MoS Health SP Baghel launches Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign for
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The campaign aims to check disease transmission by providing free preventive medications to residents in areas affected by the disease. The campaign will cover 92 districts across 11 states and will run for the next two weeks. Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal was also prese
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How diseased coral parents can restore stony coral tissue loss disease, fi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The coral reefs across the Caribbean have been devastated by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), which has caused severe mortality in a number of coral species, including Pseudodiploria strigosa, which has been particularly hard hit in the Mexican Caribbean. Scientists have investigated
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Malaria treatment made possible by cancer medication: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Because the disease is becoming increasingly resistant to existing medications, a group of UCF researchers is attempting to use cancer pharmaceuticals to accelerate the development of new, life-saving malaria treatments. The study's findings were published in the journal ACS Infectious Disea
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Cancer medication helps to fight against malaria: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A group of UCF researchers are looking to use cancer pharmaceuticals to hasten the development of fresh, life-saving malaria treatments because the disease is getting more and more resistant to existing medications.
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Researchers discover critical factors that determine survival of airborne
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Bristol have made significant discoveries about the reasons why airborne viruses lose their ability to spread disease.
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Study reveals disorient malaria parasite to prevent it from causing harm
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Malaria continues to be a serious public health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost 250 million cases each year and 621,000 fatalities. The parasitic disease malaria is spread by mosquitoes and is brought on by a species of bacteria called Plasmodium. Plasmodium must adjust
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Researchers shed light on early stages of HIV infection in human body
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The body's immune system is under attack by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It may result in autoimmune deficiency syndrome if untreated (AIDS).
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Virtual wards are both safe, effective for treating mpox patients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A UK research presented at this year's European Conference of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, 15-18 April) reveals that most persons with mpox (previously known as monkeypox) may be successfully treated on virtual wards without hospitalisation.
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Researchers reveal particles that determines potential infection risk
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Study revealed particles emitted by diseased people frequently carry infectious disease pathogens. However, depending on where in the respiratory system they originate, these aerosol particles can have a wide range of sizes. The lung produces PM5, or microscopic particles, generally with a d
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Children exhale significantly fewer potentially infectious particles than
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Children exhale significantly fewer potentially infectious particles than adults, at least this is true for the small respiratory droplets that are predominantly produced in the lungs.
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Study finds how physical traits of flowers affect health of bumble bees
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The research showed that the length of a flower's corolla, or petals, affects how this pathogen is transferred between bees because shorter corollas mean that fewer bee faeces wind up inside the flower itself and in the path of bees looking for nectar.
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No evidence of lumpy virus disease transmission to humans: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): There is no evidence of transmission of lumpy virus disease from animals to humans, said a veterinarian expert on Wednesday.
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