Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Simple steps can cut snakebite deaths
Scientists have called for simple, effective steps to cut the number of people bitten by venomous snakes.
Jan 24, 2024
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News tagged with tropical regions
Medical research
Researchers find Zika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice
Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy, according to a study led by Nemours Children's ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine to prevent a dangerous tropical disease receives approval
The chikungunya virus is widespread in tropical regions, where it is spread to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Chikungunya is characterized by high fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, rash, and sometimes diarrhea. ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Climate influences the spread of a life-threatening zoonotic disease in the Amazon
Outbreaks of polycystic echicnococcosis, a life-threatening zoonotic disease, are driven by regional climate changes, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza shows no seasonality in tropics, posing challenges for health care
In temperate climates, like North America and Europe, flu season starts in the fall, peaks in the winter and ends in the spring. While public health officials have generally assumed that influenza is also seasonal in tropical ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prior dengue infection may make Zika virus outcomes worse
Researchers in New York and Texas have identified that female marmosets are more likely to transmit the Zika virus during pregnancy if they have been previously infected by a different virus, dengue. The findings, published ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Leprosy, scabies and yaws: Togo's neglected tropical skin diseases need attention, says study
Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They are caused by some bacteria, ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Health informatics
One year of digital contact tracing: Who was more likely to install the NHS COVID-19 app?
Regional differences in uptake of the NHS COVID-19 app were related to the extent to which people believed that the app was relevant to their everyday life.
Mar 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO urges investment in neglected tropical diseases
The World Health Organization on Monday called for greater investment in combating neglected tropical diseases, which left more than 1.6 billion people, often in least-developed countries, requiring treatment in 2021.
Jan 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World at risk: How malaria, dengue could spread due to climate change
Up to 8.4 billion people could be at risk of dengue and malaria at the end of the century if emissions keep rising at current levels. But even in a best-case scenario in which we reduce emissions billions could still be affected.
Nov 11, 2022
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