Verifying viral virus truths: Tomatoes, tiranga and TRPs
The media wrongly claimed a correlation between a mysterious alleged new virus that targets tomatoes to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
New, more virulent HIV strain reported in the Netherlands 40 years after pandemic began
The new HIV variant is a cause for concern since these are figures for a country with high awareness about and monitoring of the disease
New influenza virus isolated in pigs in China has pandemic potential
Human-to-human transmission possible, pre-existing immunity against flu of no help
Coronavirus hits India: One confirmed case in Kerala, says Centre
Patient stable, under observation in isolation
Emerging infectious diseases in India: the scourge that could boost urban development
The rise of these infectious diseases is often described in terms of biological processes, but they cannot be reduced to just this dimension
Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
RNA viruses can cause deadly diseases. But they also play a vital role in ecosystems because they can infect a wide array of organisms, including …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Enthusiasm for game meat to have prime impact on human health’
Human encounters with new viruses have increased significantly in the past decade, says Nirmal Kumar Gali from Hong Kong University of Science …
Coronavirus: Expert fears global epidemic
Human-to-human transfer can lead to local epidemics, independent of Wuhan: Hong Kong expert
Mosquito bite research: could slapping on some cream help stop Zika?
Inflammation caused by mosquito bites helps viruses to infect the body
Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Poorest countries continue to be most affected, says WHO
UN body highlighted the tremendous effects COVID-19 had on community-based initiatives, access to healthcare facilities and healthcare goods …
Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people, according to a new multicountry study
Long COVID is defined as the continuation or development of symptoms three months after the initial infection from SARS-CoV-2
HIV-related stigma, discrimination persists in work world, reveals global survey
Less than half of people surveyed in India said people living with HIV should be allowed to work directly with people who do not have HIV
COVID-19: WHO has only $1.2 mln to fight outbreak
More international economic groups confirmed initial assessments that China's economy is going to dip because of the COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19: Egypt, South Africa, Algeria at highest risk in Africa
Labs ill-equipped, health systems lack isolation and quarantine facilities: Lancet paper
Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years
The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine
New health threat? Pathogens frozen in permafrost resurface as Earth heats up
In the unlikely scenario where a virus is able to infect mammals and humans, it could be disastrous, say experts
COVID-19 cut China's carbon dioxide emissions by a quarter: Report
COVID-19 may have shaved off more than 100 tonnes of CO2 in the early February 2020
Swine Flu virus changing seasonality, geography
Not just geography and seasonality, even the age group seems to be shifting with more and more children getting affected by the virus
The Olympics won’t spread Zika around the world
The chance that someone at the Rio games will import the virus to their home country is low
The flu is back
Swine flu cases in Gujarat have crossed 7,000 with 492 deaths. Worse, health experts fear a major outbreak in the state this winter
Marburg Virus disease outbreak declared by WHO
Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in other parts of Africa, including in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, …
China reports first human death from Monkey B Virus
The 53-year-old veterinary surgeon was infected after he dissected two dead monkeys early March
Virus-only diet? Meet a hungry organism that thrives on them
Researchers stumble across plankton that considers viruses to be more like a snack than danger
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Second time the disease with high fatality rate has been detected in western Africa; WHO confirmation awaited
Marburg in Guinea: The value of lessons from managing other haemorrhagic outbreaks
Viral haemorrhagic fever has again raised its head in Africa amid COVID-19 pandemic. To date, 14 outbreaks of Marburg virus disease have …
