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Person Gets COVID-19 After Five Minutes inside a restaurant, garners different sympathies; How Fast does Coronavirus Spread Inside the Establishment

COVID-19 Five-Minute Rule: How Fast Coronavirus Spreads Inside Public Place?

Dec 16, 2020 PM EST

Study demonstrates how fast COVID-19 can spread in a diner, garners numerous reactions from netizens

Compound T405: Solution vs. Pathogen Causing Tuberculosis and Leprosy

Dec 09, 2020 AM EST

Scientists discover treatment for a drug-resistant pathogen of bacteria,

Epidemiologists: Small Gatherings Restriction, Inefficient to Stop the Coronavirus Surge

Nov 25, 2020 PM EST

Expert says that small gatherings are not one of the largest sources of COVID-19 infection.

MD News Daily - Brazil Faces New Health Epidemic As Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Spreads Rapidly

Is the Pandemic Affecting the Number of Dengue Cases in Certain Countries? Here’s What a New Study Finds

Oct 30, 2020 AM EDT

Scientists presenting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have found that COVID-19 has resulted in a substantial rise in dengue infections in Thailand. However, no change is detected in either Malaysia or Singapore.

5 Ways to Stay Illness-Free When Your Whole Family is Sick

Oct 28, 2020 PM EDT

With this pandemic, surely, constantly carrying hand sanitizer, opening doors using your elbows, and not touching your face have become "second-nature habits" to you already but getting rid of germs is a struggle, especially when all your housemates ..

Researchers Have Made A Medical Breakthrough in the Fight Against Sepsis

Oct 06, 2020 PM EDT

Researchers have identified the gene responsible for causing immune cell death and inflammation during sepsis, through its removal, there can be absolute protection against sepsis.

How SARS-CoV-2 Infection Contributes to Further Spread of COVID-19 Explained in a New Study

Oct 02, 2020 AM EDT

A new study finding may explain the reason almost 50 percent of people who contract COVID-19 experience only a few or totally no symptoms, although they can spread the disease.

MD News Daily - Bristol Researchers Discover a Ground-Breaking Way To Stop the Virus in Its Tracks

Bristol Researchers Make Discovery That Could Stop COVID-19

Sep 22, 2020 PM EDT

This "druggable pocket" on the surface of the virus could be injected with antiviral medicines that could stop the virus's function before it penetrates the human cell.

MD News Daily - COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials

3 Cs of Getting Consent from Volunteers Who Will Be Exposed to Coronavirus

Jun 05, 2020 PM EDT

Towards the end of May, the World Health Organization approved human challenge trials, where volunteers are infected by the coronavirus. What constitutes proper consent?

Gates: Mosquito is the World's Most Deadly Animal

Apr 29, 2014 PM EDT

Mosquitoes are the world's most dangerous animals in the world, killing an estimated 725,000 humans a year, compared to humans who only kill 475,000 of their own species a year, according to a recent info-graphic that Bill Gates posted on his highly-..

Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Promise

Apr 28, 2014 PM EDT

The world's first dengue vaccine is showing promise in clinical trials, according to an announcement by the vaccination's producer.

Frozen Feces is as Good as Fresh Transplants

Apr 24, 2014 PM EDT

Frozen fecal matter has been proven just as effective as fresh feces when treating people for C. difficile infections, according to a recent study.

Whooping Cough Rates: Dramatic Spike in Long Beach

Apr 23, 2014 PM EDT

California officials are reporting that the city of Long Beach is currently seeing a prevalence of whooping cough cases this year that is nearly nine times what the region saw in 2013.

Whooping Cough Cases in Montana

Apr 23, 2014 PM EDT

Montana health officials have identified seven cases of whooping cough in and around the region of Helena, and are urging residents of that area to consider vaccination and booster shots prevent a full-fledged outbreak of the dangerous respiratory di..

Food Borne Illness Rates Remain High: CDC Report

Apr 18, 2014 PM EDT

Overall food poisoning rates for 2013 remain constant with previous years, according to a recent United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. While salmonella outbreaks have seen a decline this past year, rates of illnesses due to..