Tanzania has dismissed a World Health Organisation (WHO) report of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus ...

In infectious disease terms, the incubation period is the amount of time between being exposed to a contagious disease and developing symptoms. Depending on the disease, the incubation period can be ...

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Conclusion: The results indicate that increasing taxes on major health risk factors is necessary to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Implementing these tax increases will likely help achieve ...

As we enter 2025, concerns about the spread of infectious diseases loom large. With declining vaccination rates, pervasive misinformation, and political factors shaping public health policies ...

The winter vomiting bug is highly infectious and fast to evolve, but people who are unusually immune to the virus could help us beat it. Almost one in 15 beds at Grampian's biggest hospital are ...

A poster of then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair holding a gun while wearing a teacup on his head—and the slogan, “Make Tea Not War”—might be ... “We cannot live next to a disease-ridden neighbour. And ...

This colourized electron microscope image provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows the red and yellow particles of avian influenza A virus ...

Sir: A recent engagement with communities in Kano and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) revealed the heavy economic burden faced by individuals living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs ...

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear. When you purchase ...

AMID the multiple Christmas and New Year parties held over the past weeks, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, January 2, 2025, that a total of 300 cases of aggravated ...

The new year is certain to bring the spread of infectious diseases – both new and old. And several factors make 2025 ripe for transmission in the U.S., including declining childhood vaccination ...