infectious disease

Animals Can’t Transmit COVID-19, Stop Creating Panic, Says Maneka Gandhi

  NEW DELHI: Dispelling rumours that animals spread novel coronovirus (COVID-19), former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi…

4 years ago

India’s Second Coronavirus Case In Kerala, Patient In Isolation At Hospital

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/NEW DELHI: India's second case of coronavirus has been reported in Kerala, three days after the southern state reported country's…

4 years ago

This Blood Test May Predict Onset of Tuberculosis

LONDON: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed a blood test could predict the onset of tuberculosis three to six…

4 years ago

Obesity Causes Diabetes in Women, Kidney Disease in Men

LONDON: Obesity poses a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and chronic…

5 years ago

Indian Firm Develops Test to Detect Drug-resistant TB Mutation

BENGALURU: Genetic diagnostic and drug discovery research firm MedGeneome Labs on Thursday claimed to have developed the first whole genomic…

5 years ago

Alert in 8 Karnataka Districts Against Nipah Virus

BENGALURU: Eight districts in western and southern Karnataka have been put on high alert to check the Nipha virus infection…

5 years ago

India Had World’s Highest Child Mortality Rate in 2015

WASHINGTON: India had more deaths among children under five than any other country in 2015, with large disparities in the…

5 years ago

Measles Outbreak Emergency Declared in NY Suburb

NEW YORK: A county in New York state has declared a state of emergency following a severe outbreak of measles.…

5 years ago

Migrants, Refugees in Europe may be Susceptible to Diseases: WHO Report

GENEVA: Migrants and refugees may be susceptible to non-communicable and communicable, as well as chronic diseases due to poverty or…

5 years ago

Pandemics May Cause $570 bn Annual Loss to Global Economy

NEW DELHI: Global businesses face huge risks from a new era of epidemics and pandemics that may cause an average…

5 years ago

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