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Death confirmed after rare infection at Country Club of Little Rock splash pad

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health confirmed that someone has passed away from a rare infection detected in the state. The infection is named Naegleria Fowleri which destroys brain tissue and causes your brain to swell. Arkansas Dept. of Health says rare brain-eating amoeba infection cause of Little Rock death KARK 4 News learned […]

What Is Scrub Typhus, The Infectious Disease That Has Killed 6 In Odisha

The symptoms of scrub typhus may take about 10 to 12 days to surface. (Representational) At least six people have died due to the scrub typhus infection in Odisha, which spreads through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). The latest scrub typhus death has been reported from Sundergarh district Here’s 10 points on Scrib Typhus […]

Explained: What is Nipah and why is the deadly virus flaring up again

Bloomberg | Sep 15, 2023 07:54 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Mortality rate for Nipah virus infection varies from outbreak to outbreak, with up to 75% of infected patients dying. India is on high alert after a resurgence of the potentially deadly Nipah virus (NiV), which has killed at least two people in recent […]

Nipah virus LIVE updates: Karnataka govt issues circular, intensifies surveillance at border areas with Kerala

Live Nipah Virus Live Updates: Restrictions in Kozhikode’s containment zones, no Friday prayers at Kuttiady Juma Masjid Sep 15, 2023 03:18 PM IST Share Via Copy Link OPEN APP Nipah virus live updates: With two deaths reported due to Nipah, Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the deadly virus. With six confirmed cases of […]

Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here’s what we know about this deadly virus

The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. Two people have died and nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state’s district of Kozhikode. Two adults and a child are in hospital for observation after testing positive. It is listed by the […]

Arkansas Blood institute urging people to donate amid national blood shortage

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Several days after the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage, The Arkansas Blood Institute says they are in need of more donations as they try to prevent the effects of the shortage.  Lorelei Ross says she was diagnosed with Hodkin’s Lymphoma in 2012, receiving treatment for two years before […]

A pioneering study from Politecnico di Milano sheds light on one of the still poorly understood aspects of cancer

image: Innovative optical technologies for non-invasive microscopy allowed the research team to reveal the overproduction of lipid droplets, the mitochondrial network rearrangement and the morphological reshaping as first early indicators of therapy-induced senescence in human tumoral cells that underwent anticancer treatments. view more  Credit: Politecnico di Milano Milan, September 13th, 2023.  A new scientific study published […]

Nipah in Kerala: Containment zones created, ICMR delivers antibody

ByKunal Gaurav Sep 15, 2023 06:58 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Nipah virus: Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of a virus for which there is no vaccine, and which kills up to 75% of those infected. The outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala’s Kozhikode district has prompted the administration […]

Past infections may shape your COVID booster’s punch against Omicron

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers examine the effect of infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in healthy individuals with diverse imprinted immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Previous immunity shapes immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination and Omicron breakthrough infection risk. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Background […]