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The coronavirus doesn't exist in isolation—it feeds on other diseases, crises
We may be in self-isolation, but the COVID-19 pandemic is clearly not.
May 26, 2020
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Study indicates the need to revise the protocol for detecting Zika in placenta
Shortly after the explosion in microcephaly cases caused by Zika virus in Brazil in 2015-16, several scientific studies were published with evidence that the pathogen is capable of crossing the human placenta, the organ that ...
May 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A portable, reusable test for COVID-19
"Testing, testing, testing." It's a mantra that health officials have been constantly promoting because screening people for COVID-19 is the best way to contain its spread. In the U.S., however, that crucial necessity has ...
May 7, 2020
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During outbreak, most pregnant women had high Zika awareness
(HealthDay)—Pregnant women had a high level of awareness about Zika virus during the 2016 outbreak, according to a study published in the May issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
May 4, 2020
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Scientists uncover how Zika virus can spread through sexual contact
Zika virus is capable of replicating and spreading infectious particles within the outermost cells lining the vaginal tract, according to new research. The findings provide the first molecular-level insights into how the ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virus
Between 2015 and 2016, Brazil suffered from an epidemic outbreak of the Zika virus, with infections throughout the country states. Despite the concentration of cases in other regions of Brazil, it was the Northeast that registered ...
Mar 12, 2020
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Knowing more about a virus threat may not satisfy you
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about a new infectious disease threat could also be more likely to believe they don't know enough, a new study suggests.
Mar 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why Zika virus caused most harmful brain damage to Brazilian newborns
Due to Zika virus, more than 1,600 babies were born in Brazil with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads, from September 2015 through April 2016. The epidemic took health professionals by surprise because the virus had ...
Feb 19, 2020
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What the coronavirus emergency declaration means for Canada
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) as more countries reported confirmed cases of the coronavirus. ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What you need to know about coronavirus
The latest strain of coronavirus, a respiratory illness associated with the common cold and pneumonia, has recently spread from China to the United States and Europe. As of Jan. 26, five travel-related cases in the United ...
Jan 28, 2020
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