News tagged with virulent disease

Related topics: bird flu




Vietnam reports first bird flu death in 14 months

A four-year-old child has become Vietnam's first victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus in more than a year, a health worker said on Tuesday, amid growing regional concerns about the virulent disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers trick bacteria to deliver a safer vaccine

(Medical Xpress)—Vaccines that employ weakened but live pathogens to trigger immune responses have inherent safety issues but Yale researchers have developed a new trick to circumvent the problem—using ...

Medical research created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Villain stomach bug may have a sweet side: Researchers reveal how 'bad' gut bacteria may help control diabetes

A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to ...

Medical research created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Four-year-old dies from bird flu in Indonesia

A four-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Indonesia, the health ministry said Tuesday, the 10th fatal case in the country this year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Did wild birds cause the 2010 deadly West Nile virus outbreak in Greece?

In 2010, 35 people in Greece died from a West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak, with a further 262 laboratory-confirmed human cases. A new article published in BioMedCentral's open access journal Virology Journal examines whethe ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dangerous form of MRSA, endemic in many US hospitals, increasing in UK

Prevalence of a particularly dangerous form of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) jumped three-fold in just two years, in hospitals in the United Kingdom, according to a paper in the October 2012 Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Viruses skip species by changing rapidly

While it may be that some Americans doubt we're related to chimps and other primates, viruses recognize the similarities in our cells.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cambodians fight malaria with the push of a button

Cambodian villagers armed with a little medical know-how—and their mobile telephones—are the nation's new foot soldiers in the fight against drug-resistant malaria.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vietnam hit by new 'highly-toxic' bird flu: reports

A new highly-toxic strain of the potentially deadly bird flu virus has appeared in Vietnam and is spreading fast, according to state media reports.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Texas Tech researcher cites complacency, apathy for recent West Nile outbreak

(Medical Xpress)—With almost 1,600 cases of West Nile Virus and 66 mortalities reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide, officials are calling the recent West Nile virus outbreak the largest ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodian deaths tied to common child illness (Update)

(AP) — A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that sparked alarm after a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China faces 'serious' epidemic of drug-resistant TB (Update)

China faces a "serious epidemic" of drug-resistant tuberculosis according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of the size of the problem there, said a US-published study on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu: WHO

A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country's third fatality from the virulent disease this year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Two-year-old dies of bird flu in Indonesia

A two-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Indonesia, the health ministry said, bringing the country's death toll from the virulent disease this year to seven.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bird flu claims sixth victim this year in Indonesia

A 17-year old construction worker has died of bird flu on Indonesia's Lombok island, the sixth death from the virulent disease this year, a health ministry official said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0