Symptoms

The Thiruvananthpuram health department has increased Nipah virus monitoring in the state and has ordered hospitals to monitor patients who have symptoms related to the viral illness. The warning came during the breeding season for bats,…
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A man who travelled to Nigeria has been infected with monkeypox virus. The news has been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which has mentioned that monkeypox is a rare viral infection that doesn’t spread easily. According…
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The United Kingdom is investigating at least 74 cases of mysterious liver disease while the United States has reported 9 similar cases only from Alabama, making it an emerging cause of concern as the illness is not being explained by known…
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Just when we thought we are returning to normalcy, the new Covid variant XE has arrived in India. The first case of this variant was reported in a 50-year-old South African costume designer, who visited Mumbai in February. While schools…
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Even as most countries have lifted Covid-19 restrictions with the hope of life returning to normalcy, all is not hunky-dory as far as the hybrids of the Covid virus is concerned. Europe and several Asian countries including South Korea…
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Pregnancy can be an exciting and emotional journey for women and most women cannot wait for the journey to begin. It is no secret that the most tell-tale sign of a pregnancy is a missed period but few know that the early symptoms of…
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Omicron – the new, highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus – has taken the world by storm, driving up daily Covid-19 numbers in exceptional measures. Although there currently is a debate among public health…
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The surge of cases of the Omicron variant across the globe is raising concern among people, as it is hard to differentiate between the symptoms of the new COVID-19 variant, the Delta variant, or just the common cold. Many scientists and…
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Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. It was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the…
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As Kerala battles with an increasing number of COVID-19 cases that is creating panic amongst the entire nation, there's another virus that has been declared a health risk in the state- the Nipah virus. This came after a 12-year-old boy…
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