In the past few months, various zoonotic diseases like Mpox, Nipah virus and bird flu have affected public health and become a cause for concern. Medical experts decode why viruses are spreading from animals to humans and suggest steps for prevention
16 September,2024 11:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Raaina Jain
As reports of Chikungunya cases doubling in Maharashtra this year come to the fore, Mumbai doctors say it is important to not take the disease lightly and get treated promptly to avoid severe long-lasting effects like joint pains
10 August,2024 11:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Out of the 66 cases, four patients have died, but the cause in each case was not the Zika infection, a senior health official told PTI
06 August,2024 05:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Centre has formulated an action plan for managing Zika Virus disease as the total number of cases stands at 537 (as on July 22)
31 July,2024 12:18 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The findings, published in the journal eBioMedicine, revealed that only 5 per cent of children whose mothers experienced Zika infections during pregnancy are born with physical or neurological disabilities and diagnosed with congenital Zika syndrome
19 July,2024 05:05 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Only because we are not looking for it, say state health department officials
14 July,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Most of the Zika virus cases has been detected in Pune and the tally now stands at 18
12 July,2024 09:19 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
With rising Zika virus cases in Maharashtra and Karnataka, Mumbai health experts shed light on the its potential neurological impacts, the role of genome sequencing in understanding the virus and progress in vaccine development
08 July,2024 01:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Ainie Rizvi
As lack of symptoms, long incubation period makes Zika virus easy to spread, experts recommend setting up of more diagnostic centres to prevent the spread
08 July,2024 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
More cases are reported in Bengaluru, Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru and Hassan. A doctor has succumbed to dengue fever, MP Manjunath said. Once complications start in dengue, death is 99 percent as there is no treatment, he added
06 July,2024 01:11 PM IST | Mumbai | IANSADVERTISEMENT
