All posts tagged "Zika Virus"
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2.6KHealth NewsZika Virus Can Be Used To Treat Brain Cancer
Zika – the mosquito-borne virus that caused worldwide pandemonium in 2016 – has a surprising, unexpected use as a potential treatment for...
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1.7KHealth NewsZika, Polio and HIV: Dieases that Plagued the World in 2016
Three diseases dominated the world in 2016 – Zika, HIV and polio, reports VOA news. Despite the devastation and death caused by...
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1.8KHealth NewsZika Is No Longer A Public Health Emergency, WHO Says
The World Health Organization announced some good news Friday: Zika is no longer considered a public health emergency of global proportions. However,...
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1.5KHealth News41 Locally Transmitted Zika Cases Confirmed In Singapore
Over 40 people have been contracted the Zika virus locally in Singapore, but most of them have fully recovered, authorities reported. Singapore...
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1.5KHealth NewsStudies On Mysterious Placenta Holds Answers To Life’s Healthy Beginnings
The placenta is perhaps one of the human body’s most mysterious organs, often dismissed after birth and discarded once a baby is...
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2.0KHealth NewsU.S. Pushes For Insecticide Spraying In Puerto Rico As Zika Cases Rise
An alarming 50 of pregnant women in Puerto Rico are becoming infected with the dreaded Zika virus daily, US Health authorities announced...
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1.8KHealth NewsUS Army Partners With Sanofi To Develop Zika Vaccine
The US Army has teamed up with Sanofi SA to develop research and development of an experimental Zika vaccine that has shown...
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1.7KHealth NewsZika Vaccine Approved For Testing In Humans
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first clinical trial for an experimental Zika virus vaccine. Inovio Pharmaceuticals of Plymouth Meeting, Pa....
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1.9KHealth NewsThe Lowdown On Zika In The USA
Discussion on the Zika virus doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, especially with the upcoming Summer Olympics to be held...
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1.8KHealth NewsStudy Explains How Zika Infects Fetuses
Researchers from the Emory University have discovered how the Zika virus infects placenta and fetuses in pregnant women, reports Tech Times. When...
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1.6KHealth NewsInsecticides Used To Kill Zika Mosquitoe Larvae
In the wake of the Zika virus outbreak, killing mosquitoes that bear and spread the disease has become a priority across the...
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1.5KNewsUSCongress Approves $622M Bill To Fight Zika
Republicans have approved a $622 million bill to combat the Zika virus threat in the USA, setting off what is predicted to...
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1.8KHealth NewsHigh School Students Could Help Fight Zika Virus
The US wants to enlist students and the general public to help track mosquitoes in the country. Mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus...
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1.6KHealth NewsSenate Still Debating On Zika Funding Bill
A funding bill for the prevention of Zika has yet to appear before the Senate. According to a report by Media General,...
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1.6KHealth NewsAs Temperatures Warm Up In North America, Zika Threat Looms
Officials this week continued to shed light on more startling details about the Zika virus. The Washington Post reported that now the virus can...
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1.8KHealth NewsZika Virus Could Be Spread Through Sexual Transmission According To WHO
The sexual transmission of the Zika virus, responsible for an increasing amount of birth defects in the Americas, is thought to be...
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2.4KScience NewsGenetically Engineered Mosquitoes Offer Alternative To DDT Use In Zika Virus Outbreak
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT, was created in 1874 and eventually became a widely used synthetic insecticide after the discovery of its application for killing...
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1.9KHealth NewsPregnant Women Beware, The Zika Virus Is Here
With the CDC’s recent confirmation of the Zika virus in Texas, pregnant women in the United States have yet another unsettling potential risk...
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1.9KNewsBrazil Takes Action Against Spreading Viral Fevers
Latin America is known for its lush greenery, intriguing culture and fascinating history, but what has emerged in the countries is something...
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2.7KHealth NewsZika Virus Outbreak Causing Widespread Microcephaly In Latin America
A devastating outbreak of a tropical disease known as the Zika virus has been plaguing regions of Latin America, leaving a trail of horrendous...
