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Around 4,000 cases of infectious diseases reported in Pakistan in 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], September 25 (ANI): At least 3,963 new cases of diarrhoea, skin infections, and malaria were reported in the last 24 hours in the worst-hit province of Balochistan, as Pakistan faces the aftermath of devastating floods.
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Researchers suggest metals may help to fight fungal infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): More than one billion people get a fungal infection each year. Although most people are not affected by these infections, over 1.5 million people die as a result of them each year. While more and more fungal strains are being discovered that are resist
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Increase in malaria infection is linked to amphibian extinction: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): A new study connects an amphibian extinction in Costa Rica and Panama to an increase in malaria infections. The study emphasises the significance of biodiversity to human health.
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Study reveals people with HIV, hepatitis C develop high risk of heart att
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], September 21 (ANI): According to new research, people with HIV who also have untreated hepatitis C virus have a much higher risk of heart attack as they age, even if their HIV is treated.
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Jodhpur: People perform 'havan' to protest against Lumpy disease spread
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], September 21 (ANI): To mark their protest against the Lumpy disease that has been affecting the cattle in Rajasthan, people in Jodhpur performed 'havan' outside the office of the District Collectorate (DC) on Tuesday.
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Study reveals connection between diabetes, urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Diabetes is associated with lowered immunity and recurring infections. The immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder's cell barrier, increasing the risk of urinary
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Pakistan floods: Infectious diseases kill nine people in Sindh in 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): As infections continue to rise across flood-hit Pakistan, at least nine people have been reported dead of viral diseases in Sindh on Monday, ARY News reported citing the data of the Ministry of Health.
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Covid-19 reduces placenta's immune response: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): According to a study, if a woman catches COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, no matter how slight, affects the placenta's immune response to further infections.
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Outbreak of infections in Pakistan's Sindh 'uncontrollable' as floods wrea
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 19 (ANI): Unprecedented floods across Pakistan have resulted in a widespread outbreak of infectious diseases in the country, posing a severe threat to the health of the citizens.
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Children with primary immunodeficiency may be at higher risk of serious Co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): According to a new study, children with specific immunodeficiency illnesses have abnormalities in genes that regulate the body's immune system against viral infections and have a higher death risk owing to COVID-19.
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India logs 5,747 fresh cases of Covid-19 in past 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): India reported 5,747 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday.
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Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerati
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Infections treated with speciality hospital care in early and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD), but not amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.
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