Infectious Diseases
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Good nutrition and food intake slashes risk of contracting tuberculosis, shows research from India
We need better tests, cures and vaccines for TB, but they alone cannot end the epidemic. TB patients must get social benefits that they need and deserve.
Yogan Pillay, The Conversation & Madhukar Pai, The Conversation
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Explainer: What is norovirus, the pathogen found in Kerala, and how dangerous is it?
As many as 62 students and some of their parents developed symptoms of the virus. Two cases have been confirmed.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Should India fight leprosy with an antibiotic that might lead to TB drug resistance?
Rifampicin is being used as a preventive medication for leprosy but it is also used to treat tuberculosis, which affects lakhs of people in India every year.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Monkeypox: Nigerian man tests positive in Delhi, second case in the city
The 35-year-old had no recent history of foreign or local travel, officials told news agency PTI.
Scroll Staff
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Monkeypox: Patients stable, their primary contacts are not infected, says Kerala health minister
The disease is not highly infectious and the state government is equipped to deal with it, said minister Veena George.
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Delhi reports fourth monkeypox case in India
The 31-year-old man had no history of foreign travel.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Monkeypox may not mutate as fast as coronaviruses, but it can still adapt to new hosts
Although all viruses can evolve rapidly due to their vast population sizes and rapid generation times, RNA viruses change faster than DNA ones.
Connor Bamford, The Conversation
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Monkeypox: 780 cases reported from 27 non-endemic countries, says WHO
A disease is declared endemic when it is constantly present in a region.
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Monkeypox: Centre directs states, UTs to send samples of suspected cases for testing
There are no reported cases of the disease in India, the health ministry said.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Chinese city issues warning after suspected bubonic plague case
Local officials in Bayannur issued a level three warning for plague prevention and control that will stay on till the end of this year.
Scroll Staff
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Ebola has killed around 200 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo since August, says government
Almost half the victims are from Beni, a city in the North Kivu region.
Scroll Staff
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Maharashtra: 268 people have died of swine flu in state in 10 months, says health minister
Deepak Sawant said the state has set up guidelines to treat swine flu patients.
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The Field
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century