The mosquito-borne Zika virus can also be transmitted by sexual activity
Jan 16, 2017 02:34 am UTC| Health
The Zika virus (ZIKV) dominated global public health concerns during 2016. Affecting over 60 countries, this primarily mosquito-borne disease has been associated with serious birth defects including microcephaly, and...
Dengue virus antibodies may worsen a Zika infection
Jan 05, 2017 11:13 am UTC| Health
The World Health Organization declared in November that Zika was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. That doesnt mean concern over Zika is over, but now that a link between Zika and...
How the smell of chickens repels the most common malaria carrying mosquito
Sep 25, 2016 15:52 pm UTC| Science
One of the worlds dominant malaria vectors is Anopheles arabiensis. Humans are its preferred blood meal although it also feeds on other livestock such as cattle, goats and sheep. But recent research shows that chickens are...
Delhi has been hit by a chikungunya epidemic – what is this disease?
Sep 20, 2016 06:10 am UTC| Health
Chikungunya is not a name that rolls easily off the tongue. It is a Swahili word meaning that which bends up. It describes the symptoms of this crippling arthritic disease, a disease which is currently gripping Delhi in...
Explainer: arthrogryposis – the congenital disorder linked to Zika
Aug 27, 2016 12:32 pm UTC| Health
While were used to seeing the distressing images of small heads caused by infection with the Zika virus during pregnancy, a recent study has suggested the virus may be linked to another congenital birth disorder, namely...
I'm an OB-GYN treating women with Zika: This is what it's like
Aug 06, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Health
As a medical student, I remember reading books about the early days of the HIV epidemic and wondering what it was like for doctors to take care of patients who had a new, unknown disease. It seemed to me like it would be...
In Zika, echoes of US rubella outbreak of 1964-65
Aug 01, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Health
Just over 50 years ago, a highly contagious but seemingly harmless virus swept through the United States, infecting as many as 12.5 million people. In both adults and children, the virus presented as a mild illness, but...
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