Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent infections, finds ...
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This week, more than 200 scientists from more than 30 countries signed an open letter published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases calling for the World Health Organization to provide guidance on aerosol transmission ...
Jul 13, 2020
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The World Health Organization needs to recognize that coronavirus might be spread by tiny respiratory droplets that remain in the air for prolonged periods, say leading academics.
Jul 8, 2020
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As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question that keeps coming up is whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air.
Jul 7, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Updated recommendations for reducing transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) through transplantation include universal solid organ donor nucleic acid testing, according to research ...
Jun 30, 2020
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UC Davis Health researchers took a critical step in defining the possible paths for the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing COVID-19 to get transmitted from the mother to her newborn baby. ...
Jun 23, 2020
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The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak is posing an extraordinary challenge that requires swift worldwide action for the massive deployment of affordable and ready-to-apply measures to drastically reduce its transmission probabilities in ...
Jun 22, 2020
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With evolving updates from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta about the novel coronavirus, there may be some confusion about the ways it can spread.
Jun 18, 2020
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I am a scientist that studies infectious diseases and I specialize in severe respiratory infections, but I also serve as a member of my church's safety team.
Jun 16, 2020
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It is well known that rates of transmission of some respiratory viruses, including influenza, tend to fall during the summer months. As COVID-19 has spread across the globe, questions have been raised about whether warming ...
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