A research team has unveiled new insights into how weather influences the spread of dengue fever. The study identifies temperature and rainfall as critical factors driving the global surge in dengue ...

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

The dengue virus (DENV) is endemic in most tropical regions of Central ... the worst is happening in the Americas, with an accumulated 4.5 million cases, that is, about 80% of the total global cases ...

You can get the virus and spread it even if you've been vaccinated ... While the CDC defines long COVID as symptoms lasting 4 weeks, most doctors and the WHO define long COVID as symptoms that ...

These factors are called the epidemiological triad and include host (the patient), pathogen (here, the 'dengue virus') and the environment. Lastly, the quality of the diagnostic test for dengue ...

COVID-19 and Zika virus are known to trigger it. Studies have shown that patients with viral infections may be more prone to developing GBS compared to those with dengue or malaria. Early intervention ...

The Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Specialist Dr. S.D.U.M. Ranga, has revealed that approximately 74 members of the hospital staff have contracted dengue fever over the past month. Dr.

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

From Jan. 1 to Jan. 11, 105 cases were logged, with 82 of these recorded between Jan. 4 and Jan ... Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection caused by the dengue virus, primarily ...

One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast from the capital Dodoma on Monday. Marburg causes a highly ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...