Tag: Viruses
How Do You Manage Omicron BA.5 Symptoms, Including a Sore Throat?
While a sore throat has always been a symptom of Covid, experts said that it is becoming more…
Monkeypox Virus: Your Risk, Explained
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W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has taken the extraordinary step of declaring…
Liviah’s New Liver: A Family Grapples With a Girl’s Puzzling Hepatitis
It was three days before Christmas, and Elizabeth Widders was perched in her upstairs bathroom, fastening red and…
What to Know About Disinfecting and Cleaning Surfaces
Before getting into the nitty-gritty, let me explain the scientific difference between cleaning and disinfecting. Cleaning removes things…
What Scientists Know About the Unusual Hepatitis Cases in Children
Where have the new cases been reported?In early April, Britain became the first country to notify the W.H.O.…
Why a Coronavirus-Flu ‘Twindemic’ May Never Happen
The notion of that there is a sort of interplay between viruses first emerged in the 1960s, when…
Avian Flu Spread in the US Worries Poultry Industry
The 2014-15 outbreak is considered the most destructive in the nation’s history. It sent poultry and egg prices…
How Omicron’s Mutations Allow It To Thrive
Because an immunocompromised host doesn’t produce a lot of antibodies, many viruses are left to propagate. And new…