News tagged with fever epidemic

Encephalitis kills at least 430 in India

At least 430 people, mainly children, have died from an outbreak of encephalitis in a deeply neglected region of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Humans, not climate, driving increased dengue risk in Australia

'Drought-proofing' Australia's urban regions by installing large domestic water tanks may enable the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti to regain its foothold across the country and expand its range of possible infections, accord ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Internet 'flooded with swine virus spam emails'

Spam emails using "swine flu" as a keyword phrase have flooded the Internet as opportunists seek to exploit concerns over the outbreak of the virus, a global cyber security firm warned Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bioinformatics sheds light on evolutionary origin of Rickettsia virulence genes

Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




Search results for fever epidemic


Suriname hit with dengue epidemic, health ministry says

Suriname health authorities confirmed Wednesday that a dengue epidemic has taken hold here, resulting in numerous of people being hospitalized over the past month.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nepal's child malnutrition 'silent emergency'

Padma Biswokarma covers her young son with a blanket as she breastfeeds, a broad smile spreading across her face.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO 'deeply concerned' by mutant bird flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was "deeply concerned" about research into whether the H5N1 flu virus could be made more transmissible between humans after mutant strains were produced in labs.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Man dies from bird flu in southern China

A bus driver in southern China who contracted the bird flu virus died Saturday, health authorities said, in the nation's first reported human case of the deadly disease in 18 months.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chinese man critical with bird flu

A man is in critical condition after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, state media said Saturday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Measles outbreaks on the rise across Europe

(AP) -- After years of decline, measles is on the rise in Europe, according to a new report released Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kawasaki disease linked to wind currents

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a severe childhood disease that many parents, even some doctors, mistake for an inconsequential viral infection. In fact, if not diagnosed or treated in time, it can lead to irreversible heart damage. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Analysis reveals malaria, other diseases as ancient, adaptive and persistent foes

One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present long before ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cartographers of the infectious world

(Medical Xpress) -- Cambridge scientists, and their map-making skills, are contributing to an annual worldwide public health endeavour – the race to select a vaccine against seasonal flu.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structural Genomics Project creates blueprint for infectious disease and biodefense research

The September issue of the online scientific journal Acta Crystallographica: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications (Acta Cryst F) will consist entirely of work done at the Seattle Structural Genomics Center ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


List of search results for fever epidemic