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Could bird flu trigger another pandemic?
1 week, 6 days ago

Could bird flu trigger another pandemic?

Firstpost  

The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 is spreading more widely than ever before. Reuters H5N1 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, is once again making headlines after dozens of people in the United States were infected with the virus. Late last month, the headline of an opinion piece in the New York Times stated, “A bird flu pandemic would …

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Dozens in China infected with Langya virus found in shrews
2 years, 4 months ago

Dozens in China infected with Langya virus found in shrews

The Hindu  

Dozens of people in China have fallen ill with a new virus that is also found in shrews, a report has said, but there is so far no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The infections were found in China's eastern Shandong and central Henan provinces, affecting 35 people, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine this month. …

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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalised with COVID-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalised with COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Jackson, who is vaccinated against the virus, and his wife Jacqueline are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. “Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both,” according to a Saturday statement from Jesse Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson, …

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What is the Rare Monkeypox Disease? Know Cause, Symptoms and Treatment
3 years, 5 months ago

What is the Rare Monkeypox Disease? Know Cause, Symptoms and Treatment

News 18  

A rare case of monkeypox has been reported in a Dallas resident, who has been hospitalised in stable condition under isolation, after returning from Nigeria. However, this is believed to be the first monkeypox virus infection in a Texas resident, according to Dallas County health officials. Symptoms and Treatment of Monkeypox: Monkeypox symptoms typically begin with flu-like illness and swelling …

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Covid !9: Schools across Africa shutdown as second wave cases spike
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid !9: Schools across Africa shutdown as second wave cases spike

CNN  

Blantyre, Malawi CNN — As a second wave of coronavirus spreads through parts of Africa, countries across the continent are shutting down schools to control the spread of the virus. Government officials have died from the virus including Malawi’s transport minister and another senior cabinet member who passed away last week. Rwanda has closed schools in the capital, Kigali, with …

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Mutation in Novel Coronavirus May Have Made it More Contagious: Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Mutation in Novel Coronavirus May Have Made it More Contagious: Study

News 18  

Houston: The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in the US. "The virus is mutating due to a combination of neutral drift — which just means random genetic changes that don't help or hurt the virus — and pressure from our …

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Hotel prices up, tickets sold out as half a billion Chinese people take vacation
4 years, 2 months ago

Hotel prices up, tickets sold out as half a billion Chinese people take vacation

Live Mint  

Hotel prices shot up, ride-hailing apps crashed, tickets to the Great Wall sold out: after more than nine long, housebound months, almost half a billion Chinese people are taking a vacation. Through the first four days of the week-long holiday that started Oct. 1, some 425 million people traveled domestically, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, nearly 80% …

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Florida to become next epicentre of coronavirus outbreak in US, experts warn
4 years, 6 months ago

Florida to become next epicentre of coronavirus outbreak in US, experts warn

The Telegraph  

Florida has “all the markings” of becoming the next epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US, new projections show, despite the president’s claim the virus was “dying out”. "The potential for the virus to take off there is very, very nerve-racking and could have catastrophic consequences" because of the state's aging population and the prevalence of nursing homes and …

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