Infectious Diseases

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
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Madhukar Pai, The Conversation
· Aug 30, 2023 · 07:30 pm
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

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