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

· Jan 28, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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

· Dec 28, 2022 · 06:30 am

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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· Aug 01, 2022 · 09:36 pm

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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· Jul 25, 2022 · 02:38 pm

Delhi reports fourth monkeypox case in India

The 31-year-old man had no history of foreign travel.

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· Jul 24, 2022 · 01:19 pm

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

· Jun 28, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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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· Jun 06, 2022 · 05:57 pm

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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· May 31, 2022 · 08:36 pm

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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· Jul 06, 2020 · 01:51 pm

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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· Nov 12, 2018 · 03:47 pm

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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· Oct 26, 2018 · 06:46 pm

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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· Oct 23, 2018 · 05:58 pm