Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season
Cold and flu viruses often circulate more in the fall and winter, but there are some time-tested strategies for avoiding them ...
Why farms, not wet markets, are the pandemic threat you should be worrying about
We call them farms but the great bulk of food producing businesses in the west are better described as agricultural ...
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'Knocking on our door': Experts warn of bird flu's pandemic threat
Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing ...
Concerns H5N1 strain of bird flu ravaging US farms could become new pandemic
A new study has flagged the potential for a strain of bird flu to become the next human pandemic, after a string of infections across the US.
California child ‘may have caught H5N1 from raw milk’
If H5N1 is confirmed, it will mark the first time a person would be known to have contracted the virus directly from drinking ...
Congo's Disease X: Could it be malaria?
It is almost impossible to treat an illness like the Disease X that's spreading in DR Congo — medics don't even know whether ...
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Mystery Illness in Congo Claims 70 Lives: Health Crisis Alert
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing a health crisis as they investigate an unidentified disease that has led to over 70 fatalities and infected nearly 400 people in a ...
Into the unknown: Crack WHO team journeys deep into the Congo to identify mystery killer
Their urgent mission is to find out what is killing swathes of people in one of the most remote parts of the world ...
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DR Congo mystery illness: What we know
It is almost impossible to treat an illness like the Disease X that's spreading in DR Congo — medics don't even know whether it is a viral or bacterial infection.  So far, the DRC has recorded 406 ...
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Disease X: What is the illness spreading in Congo?
It is almost impossible to treat an illness like the Disease X that's spreading in DR Congo — when medics don't even know whether it is a viral or bacterial infection.  So far, the DRC has recorded ...
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Top 30 Biggest Scientific Discoveries of the Century (So Far)
Much of the images have been worn away by the passage of time ... For those who look to works of science fiction as a roadmap ...
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Single mutation in (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus could increase human transmission risk
A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier ...