Latin America Faces Worst Dengue Epidemic in Decades: Over 12 Million Cases Reported Latin America is grappling with its most severe dengue outbreak since record-keeping began in 1980, according to the Pan American Health organization (PAHO). This year alone, 12.6 million cases have been recorded—nearly triple the number reported in 2023. The epidemic has claimed … Read more
As flu season descends upon the Northern Hemisphere, health officials in SpainS Asturias region are celebrating a promising start to their vaccination campaign. The Principality of Asturias Health Service (SESPA) reports that a robust 56.6% of residents aged 65 and older have already received their flu shots within the first eight weeks of the initiative. … Read more
Protecting Children: Indonesian Initiative Offers Hope Against Deadly Diarrhea Coordinating efforts between government, healthcare workers, and communities are crucial in the fight against a deadly threat facing children worldwide: rotavirus. This highly contagious virus is responsible for a large amount of severe diarrhea cases, particularly impacting developing nations like Indonesia. (Photo freepik.com) Although almost all … Read more
Giant viruses infecting amoebae, single-celled eukaryotic organisms, can be parasitized by other viruses, virophages, as well as mobile genetic elements called transpovirons and contained in both categories of viruses. In a study published in Nature Communicationsscientists deciphered the interactions within this complex quadripartite system by analyzing the expression of their respective genes. Virophages, viruses of … Read more
Jakarta – Someone who has tested negative for the COVID-19 infection may experience persistent symptoms or residual symptoms for months or even years. This phenomenon is called Long COVID. Research shows that the longer someone is infected with the coronavirus, the lower the chance of a full recovery. The best time to recover after being … Read more
Jakarta – The President-elect of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, Dr. Mehmet Oz was selected as administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The service center is an organization that oversees the health insurance of US citizens. “I have known Dr. Oz for many years, and I am confident that he … Read more
Jakarta – The Indonesian Pediatric Association (IDAI) said that cases of piles or lumps in children aged 5-10 years have started to increase in the past months. In fact, this disease has more cases than Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) or in layman’s terms Singapore flu and smallpox. PP IDAI member, Dr Irene Ratridewi, … Read more
Jakarta – Entering the rainy season, Indonesians are advised to increase their awareness of the risk of infectious diseases, including dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Responding to this trend, the Ministry of Health through the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) announced several prevention efforts that must be considered together. Reported detikHealthThe Arbovirosis Task … Read more
A researcher she was successfully treated for breast cancer using a technique she developed e based on two viruses she grew herself in the laboratory. Follow this “unconventional” roadas she herself defines it, was the virologist Beata Halassy of the University of Zagreb, who in the magazine Vaccine describes his case as “something not to … Read more
<a href="http://www.world-today-news.com/correio-newspaper-oropouche-fever-bahia-reaches-154-infected-with-the-virus-in-2024/" title="Correio Newspaper | Oropouche fever: Bahia reaches 154 infected with the virus in 2024″>Oropouche virus is a tropical viral disease that has been a growing concern in recent years. Although it has been present in South America and the Caribbean for decades, recent events have drawn attention to its potential for global spread. … Read more