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1 patient tests positive, 6 negative for Nipah Virus: Kerala Health Minist
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 6 (ANI): Out of the seven patients who were admitted to the hospital suspecting Nipah virus infection, one has been tested positive while the other six have been tested negative.
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2 people suspected of having contracted Nipah virus infection hospitalised
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Jun 6 (ANI): After a suspected case of Nipah virus was reported from Ernakulam district of Kerala, two more persons, suffering from high fever, were put under observation at Trivandrum Medical College on Thursday.
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One affected and five suspected of Nipah virus infection: KK Shailaja
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 5 (ANI): Five more persons were under observation in Kerala in the wake of scare over Nipah virus even as the condition of the patient who was diagnosed with the virus is now stable. state Health Minister K K Shailaja sai on Wednesday.
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Kerala: Man tests positive for Nipah virus infection
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jun 4 (ANI): A 23-year-old man in Ernakulam district of Kerala has tested positive for Nipah virus infection, state Health and Family Welfare Minister K K Shailaja said here on Tuesday.
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Dentists prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily 81 pc of the time: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as prevention against infections are 81 per cent of the times unnecessary.
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Starving fungus can help beat drug-resistant fungal infection
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): Fungus that causes infection and is increasingly resistant to medicine, can be treated by starving it, researchers suggest.
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Drug-resistant fungal infections could be treated by starving fungus: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): Fungal infection resistant to drugs could be treated by limiting fungus' access to its feed, critical for the organism's survival, research has found.
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Early Dengue infection could defuse Zika virus, says study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Existing immunity against dengue virus is capable of significantly reducing the risk of Zika virus in newborns, claims a new study.
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Researchers develop electric field-based dressing to treat wound infection
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], May 18 (ANI): Bacterial infection, slimy and thin film of bacteria that forms on wounds, can be treated with the use of an electric field-based dressing, a study has claimed.
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New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitte
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Researchers have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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Now, a new phone app detects ear infections in children
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): Researchers have created a new smartphone app, which can detect fluid behind the eardrum by using a piece of paper, the phone's microphone and a speaker.
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Study finds why UTI occurs more in postmenopausal women
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 11 (ANI): A study suggests that why Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) has a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women. It is said that several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls during that phase in women.
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