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    El Nino Predicted This Year: Will India Witness Deadly Heat Waves?

    With already soaring mercury in the country, it might not be good news for India as many parts of the world including it prepare for El Nino, a climate pattern predicted this year and which is associated with severe heat waves and droughts. El Nino is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of […] More

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    Study suggests omicron to appear more deadly than seasonal influenza

    Study suggests omicron to appear more deadly than seasonal influenza

    Influenza and COVID-19 are both respiratory diseases with similar modes of transmission. In December 2021, influenza re-emerged in Israel after it went undetected since March 2020. At the same time, the Omicron had substituted Delta as the predominant variant. But data directly comparing Omicron with seasonal influenza are scarce. Adults hospitalised with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron […] More

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    US Health Body warns of deadly Marburg Virus after outbreak in Africa

    All travelers going to Guinea and Tanzania have been urged by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take necessary precautions to avoid catching the fatal virus.  According to WHO, Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever in […] More

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    US Health News: Candida Auris, Deadly Fungal Infection Spreading Rapidly, Experts Warn Against Strange Symptoms

    A drug-resistant fungus, Candida Auris, is spreading across the United States at an alarming rate, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned. According to the latest report, the cases of deadly fungal infections have increased exponentially in the past few years. The agency recorded a total of 4,041 cases of C. auris […] More