Infectious Diseases
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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
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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.
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Trending
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BBC is independent, says UK on documentary about Narendra Modi
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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‘I turned my impatience into something useful’: Ruth Ozeki, winner of 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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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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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
Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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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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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.
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The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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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.
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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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Swine flu: At least 12 people have died in Andhra Pradesh, number of cases surges in Telangana
Kurnool and Chittoor districts are the worst-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh but a senior health official said there was no need to panic.
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The Field
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Football: Attempted rape charges against Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood dropped
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Football: French World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces international retirement
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Davis Cup: Against Holger Rune’s Denmark, India opt not to play it by the book
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Tri-series final, IND vs SA blog: Chloe Tryon’s 57 takes South Africa to a win in low-scorer
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Thailand Masters: Sai Praneeth sole India in QFs; Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha lose thrillers