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October 23, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Delhi Cant and Naraina village threatened with epidemic

October 23, 2024 4:15 am

Residents of Delhi Cantonment and Naraina village are threatened with epidemic as a result of the grossly polluted water supply in the area.

Dr. Paul Parkman's research was instrumental in identifying the virus that causes rubella.

Dr. Paul Parkman, who helped to eliminate rubella, dies at 91

May 22, 2024 8:51 pm

In 1966, Dr Paul Parkman, Dr. Harry M. Meyer Jr. and their collaborators at the National Institutes of Health, including Maurice R. Hilleman, disclosed that they had perfected a vaccine to prevent rubella.

Masaba Gupta calls quick weight loss 'the new epidemic'

April 06, 2023 3:23 pm

"How is it that we went from being inclusive and 'loving ourselves' to jabbing diabetes drugs to lose weight?" Masaba asked

‘Monkeypox is more than a wake-up call. It is about epidemic and pandemic preparedness as a matter of policy’

July 28, 2022 12:56 pm

Virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang and Infectious Diseases specialist Dr Chandrakant Lahariya remind us how a disease threat in one geography can be a risk to every other part of the world. While there are diseases for eradication and elimination targets, specific efforts need to be made to achieve those targets. We need to prioritise public health management as a continuous drill or else we will be struggling with every wave that comes, they say.

North Korea reports another disease outbreak amid Covid-19 wave

June 16, 2022 3:27 pm

North Korea is facing the eruption of a new infectious disease that has already taken the form of an epidemic. As per observers, the disease holds similarities with other infectious illnesses like typhoid, dysentery, and cholera.

Endemic, epidemic, pandemic: What's the difference?

January 04, 2022 3:45 pm

A lot of people hope that the coronavirus will disappear as quickly as it came. But many virologists assume the virus will become endemic, especially with omicron. This means we'll have to live with it.

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All you need to know about loneliness, the 'urban epidemic'

December 25, 2021 7:35 pm

The baffling part is that despite the number of people who may surround us, loneliness is being increasingly reported by people.

COVID-19 vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses: study

October 19, 2021 8:05 pm

The study found that plasma from humans who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 produced antibodies that were cross-reactive, or provided protection, against SARS-CoV-1 and the common cold coronavirus (OC43).

Epidemic is crawling or in retreat: Active cases falling in 90% districts across India

June 21, 2021 7:11 am

In the week from June 12 to June 19, only 70 districts in the country saw an increase in the numbers of active cases.

Ghaziabad man with yellow, black and white fungus dies

May 30, 2021 8:48 am

The doctor said Singh, a lawyer from Sanjay Nagar in the city, had approached him recently with Covid conditions.

EPIDEMIC VIDEOS

Kerala floods: A quick guide of DOs and DON’Ts for the people of Kerala after returning home

June 22, 2020 6:18 pm

For the people of Kerala, here's a quick list of things to watch out for once you are home and living on your own. Dr KK Aggarwal, the former National President of the Indian Medical Association lists them out.