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Can Monkeypox spread through Sex? Check what experts have to say
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After monkeypox was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, concerns have emerged about sexual behaviour considering that the virus can be spread through close contact of any kind, including through kissing, touching, oral and
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'Don't panic, best team is on to prevent spread': Kejriwal as Delhi report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After Delhi reported the first case of Monkeypox on Sunday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked people not to panic and assured them that the 'best team is on the case to prevent the spread of the virus'.
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the Monkeypox virus a public health emergency of international concern, the White House said that a coordinated international response is the need of the hour to end Monkeypox spread and protect
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COVID-19 hospitalizations on rise in Czech Republic
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Czech Republic has reported rising COVID-19 hospitalizations since the end of June due to the more contagious subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 of the Omicron variant.
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WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 23 (ANI): Looking at the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern.
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US may face more monkeypox cases before numbers go down
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States may see more cases of monkeypox before the numbers go down, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rochelle Walensky said on Friday.
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Pakistan: 13th case of polio virus detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): An 18-month-old was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the National Institute of Health confirmed on Friday.
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Researchers in US developing fast, efficient COVID-19 biosensor
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Indiana [US], July 23 (ANI): Health professionals are increasingly ready for a future in which COVID-19 variations develop, surge, and fade similarly to seasonal flu as the BA.5 omicron variant spreads. The ability to immediately monitor the virus at a "population scale," a task that will ne
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Researchers find spray coating to protect surfaces against viruses and bac
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], July 22 (ANI): A team of Australian researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses, including COVID-19, for an extended period of time.
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Study: Protective T cells remain 20 months after COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], July 22 (ANI): Shortly after infection, patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop protective immune responses mediated by virus-specific T cells and antibodies. However, there is concern that immunity does not last, which could result in severe COVID-19 infection upon re
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Research reveals genes from microbes crucial for insect evolution
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Through horizontal gene transfer, microorganisms and plants may have provided insects an evolutionary advantage hundreds of millions of years ago. More than 1,400 genes from 218 different insect species, including butterflies and moths, are reported to have co
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New study finds out why Omicron variant is highly transmissible
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): A study comparing four variants of SARS-CoV-2 shows how the Omicron variant is adept at entering cells and escaping neutralization from existing vaccines or prior infection, potentially contributing to the variant's high transmissibility.
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