(AP) -- Vietnam says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 156 people, mostly children, and sickened more than 96,000 through late November.
Dec 16, 2011
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During the COVID-19 pandemic we're constantly being reminded to practice good hygiene by frequently washing our hands and regularly cleaning the spaces where we live and work.
Aug 7, 2020
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Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since the start of the year, a senior health official said on Monday, in the nation's worst outbreak in years.
Sep 20, 2021
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The 7.3 million people in the UK aged between 60 and 69 are at increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Although the government's age threshold for isolation is 70 years and over, data from countries such ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Australia remains the only developed country in the world not to have eliminated trachoma, the leading cause of infectious blindness, despite recent progress in tackling the disease.
Feb 26, 2013
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Scientists have created an online simulation to help people understand how individual actions affect the spread of diseases.
Jun 1, 2020
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One of Italy's top public health officials warned Monday that wearing face masks should not give people a false sense of security against the new coronavirus.
Apr 27, 2020
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Hospital patients who have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can prevent future MRSA infections by following a standard bathing protocol after discharge, according to research results published in the February ...
Feb 14, 2019
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The pandemic has infiltrated long-term care facilities, infecting staff and residents alike and resulting in scores of deaths. Now one U of T Mississauga sociologist is sounding the alarm for a hidden population that is also ...
May 6, 2020
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A study by the UPV/EHU has assessed whether drugs used to delay cognitive deterioration in patients with Alzheimer's are effective in improving cognitive impairments in patients with schizophrenia. Through an analysis of ...
Jan 16, 2019
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