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Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Guide
2 days, 20 hours ago

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in India: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Guide

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 06, 2025 19:05 IST - 4 MINS READ After two cases of Human Metapneumovirus were recently reported in Karnataka as part of routine surveillance by the Indian Council of Medical Research, citizens across the country fear the potential of another pandemic. This virus is known to cause illnesses ranging from mild respiratory discomfort to severe complications, especially …

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Explainer: HMPV not a new pathogen, cases have been reported worldwide
2 days, 22 hours ago

Explainer: HMPV not a new pathogen, cases have been reported worldwide

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Human Metapneumovirus is a globally recognised respiratory virus that recently gained attention after its outbreak was reported in China. HMPV spreads through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing, as well as by touching contaminated surfaces or coming into direct contact with infected individuals. In India, surveillance programmes like the ICMR and the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme regularly test …

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Connecting the dots to mitigate a third wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Connecting the dots to mitigate a third wave

The Hindu  

After a long and painful month-and-a-half, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India have been declining steadily for more than a month. ‘R’ and determinants A simple epidemiologic concept can be used to better understand the second wave and help plan for a potential third wave. R depends on four factors, summarised by the acronym DOTS: the Duration a person is …

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How Politics Compromised Delhi’s Response To Covid, Public Health Expert Explains
4 years, 5 months ago

How Politics Compromised Delhi’s Response To Covid, Public Health Expert Explains

Huff Post  

Hindustan Times via Getty Images Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia address the media during a visit to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital at Dilshad Garden on July 6, 2020 in New Delhi. “Leaving populations to develop herd immunity would mean non-action and letting the virus spread fast when we know that some severe and …

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Coronavirus Outbreak: What are the challenges and limitations of RT-PCR testing?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: What are the challenges and limitations of RT-PCR testing?

Firstpost  

The efficiency of this test depends on the adequate collection of the viral RNA which is extracted from the throat of patients. Testing for a virus Molecular techniques to test for viral pathogens are established based on the structure of the virus. Exactly like each new member of the family tree gets a unique name and an Aadhar card, in …

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First we need to fix this key thing. Then we can reopen (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

First we need to fix this key thing. Then we can reopen (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Jeffrey D. Sachs Wade Martzall The milestone highlights anew America’s greatest failure thus far: its public health system. A well-functioning public health system confronting a contagion would have identified infected individuals quickly, tested and isolated probable cases, tracked the close contacts of …

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This is how we conquer Covid-19 (Opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

This is how we conquer Covid-19 (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Every country and US state should immediately organize phone and computer banks in which volunteers or paid staff working from home will contact each of the people on the confirmed Covid-19 list every day, and use the calls to check on symptoms, …

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Coronavirus fear spreads easily and it could fuel an economic as well as health emergency
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus fear spreads easily and it could fuel an economic as well as health emergency

ABC  

One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and then how many die. This means the Wuhan outbreak could directly affect relatively few people, compared to past pandemics, yet still pack an intense punch in a more interconnected global economy. But they are becoming more common with closer proximity between wild …

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