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07 Jan 2025

Fight HMPV With Hydration And Nutrition, Expert Says No Role For Antibiotics

Dr. Randeep Guleria, former AIIMS Director, emphasized that antibiotics are ineffective in treating HMPV, urging the public to maintain hydration and nutrition while avoiding crowded spaces.

11 Sep 2024

Mpox Aleart: Trying Out Clothes At The Mall Can Be Risky, Know How!

Fitting rooms and shared clothing can harbor germs and bacteria, posing health risks like Mpox, staph, and fungal infections Contaminated clothing items in high-traffic shopping areas can transmit infections through skin-to-fabric contact Simple precautions can help minimize the risk of infection while trying on clothes

10 Oct 2023

Stomach Flu Vs Food Poisoning: Symptoms, Causes - Check Difference

Stomach flu, more accurately termed viral gastroenteritis, is primarily caused by viral infections Food poisoning, on the other hand, results from consuming contaminated food or liquids While both stomach flu and food poisoning can lead to fever, it is more common in cases of food poisoning, particularly if bacteria are the underlying cause

06 Jul 2023

Keep Your Health Upto Date This Monsoon Following These 5 Tips

Rain brings joy and happiness but with this also come diseases that may hamper your plans for monsoon season. Keep up good health in the rainy season by following some simple tips.

Viral infections

27 Oct 2022

Down with viral infections? Try these home remedies

Viral infections have become a talk of the town these days. Be it the capital city or other states, people are down with viral fever and other viral infections. Viral infections mostly affect the nose, throat, nervous, and gastrointestinal systems.

05 Apr 2018

Ancient origins of viruses discovered

Many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the first vertebrates and perhaps the first animals in existence, a study has found.

26 Sep 2017

Antibody that protects against Zika, dengue identified

Since dengue and Zika are related viruses, the researchers reasoned that an antibody that prevents dengue disease may do the same for Zika.

Diseases and infections

26 Sep 2017

Dengue, chikungunya, malaria, flu – Here's your guide to tackle infections head-on!

Dengue, chikungunya, malaria, the flu – there are all sorts of possibilities. However, the good news is that they are very much preventable.

29 Jul 2017

Scientists developing tool to help differentiate between bacterial and viral infections

Researchers identified 11 genetic markers in blood that accurately distinguished between viral and bacterial infections.

Infectious diseases

08 Jul 2017

Study says that existing meds may already treat infectious diseases

According to researchers, currently available drugs for various conditions might be repurposed alone or in combination with other drugs to treat infectious diseases.

16 Jun 2017

Monsoon and your health: Keeping allergies, infections, indigestion at bay

Although the rainy season is nothing short of a blessing in disguise, providing the much needed relief from the scorching heat of the summer, monsoon showers can leave you with an infection, an allergy, or problems with digestion.

31 Jan 2017

Why won't your cold go away? These five things could be the cause

Here are five things that could be the cause of prolonged cold or the flu.

Cold infections

05 Jan 2017

Five simple ways to prevent cold!

Cold is the most common viral infections which we all have suffered frequently.

08 Dec 2016

Viral fever: Try these simple home remedies to treat the seasonal infection!

Viral fever is one of the most common seasonal infections that can affect anyone at any age including infants and children.

Viral infections

29 Nov 2016

Viral fever: Symptoms, treatment and prevention

Treatment of viral fever is symptomatic with the use of antipyretic and analgesic drugs.

Dengue and chikungunya

18 Oct 2016

Dengue and chikungunya – Here's myth-busting info on mosquito-borne diseases!

Only prevention and control of mosquitoes can ensure long-term protection against dengue and chikungunya.

07 Sep 2016

Dengue, chikungunya, malaria in Delhi: Symptoms, tips to beat mosquito-borne diseases!

This season, many states across the country, including Delhi, are grappling with rising cases of mosquito-borne illnesses, mainly dengue, chikungunya, and malaria.

06 Sep 2016

Dengue, chikungunya cases on the rise: Five deadliest mosquito-borne illnesses you should know!

Till July 28, 9,990 suspected chikungunya cases have been recorded in the country. Also, over 15,000 cases of dengue have been reported across the country this year.

01 Sep 2016

Mistaken for dengue, Zika cases may be underestimated

The methodologies currently available to the public health system and private labs and hospitals may also produce false positives for dengue in patients with Zika because the two viruses are so similar.

01 Sep 2016

Complications of dengue fever - Are you aware of these?

If severe, dengue can lead to a potentially life threatening condition known as dengue haemorrhagic fever.

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