Follow Up

The virus within

It may never be possible to eliminate HIV from infected people

West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus 

Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88% 

Twin studies pave way for Ebola, Zika and dengue treatment

Researchers use protein-to-protein interaction between viruses and human cells to narrow down on potential treatment targets

Understanding the bug

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Virus attack

A new study says that infectious viruses increase the risk of heart attacks

Vultures on death row

Human persecution is the main cause behind the high mortality of vultures in India

Surviving Ebola

Whether you will survive an Ebola infection or not depends on the immune response of your body, not on the level of infection

WHO comes out with framework to combat Zika virus

Says $56 million would be required to implement the framework

Few steps away from disaster

Bird flu virus can be transmitted from humans to humans

How effective are sanitisers?

Studies say hand sanitisers inefficient in removing norovirus. Can cause bowel disorder

Virus on the prowl

The West Nile virus claims its first victim in the US

World not prepared to cope with re-emerging infectious diseases: WHO Director General

Director General Margaret Chan was addressing the World Health Assembly being held in Geneva

'Ebola is the result of environmental degradation'

Peter Hotez is the co-founder of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases that provides access to essential medicines for millions of …

A cattle crisis

The food-and-mouth disease spreads panic across the world and raises several questions about livestock culling

Rice remedy

Llama antibody makes rice a weapon against rotavirus

Moving target

Drug targets body’s immunity instead of virus to cut flu deaths

Avian havoc

Bird flu cases soaring in Vietnam

Illegal pig import may be behind African swine fever outbreak in Manipur, say officials

Strict containment measures have been enforced in affected areas in the absence of a vaccine or treatment

Zika-the new global pandemic

After dengue and chikungunya, the Aedes mosquito is delivering a new emergency— Zika. Down To Earth looks into the reasons behind the …

Heat behind rise in mystery fever?

Yet to identify a pathogen, Bihar officials say fever cases rising because of high temperature

Fowl play

January 3, and all is not well in Hong Kong. With four people dead, and 11 confirmed and six suspected cases of A (H5N1) infection, the new …

Ineffective magic bullets: Antibiotic resistance is now the leading cause of deaths across the globe

Young children were found to be particularly affected by AMR

Encephalitis kills 22

On the prowl

Insecticides are being used to control a virus in the US