Facebook has made a positive move in this direction by assuring that they would allow their users as well as users of Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups, Pages and forums to find the actual facts about vaccines and prevent spread of false information and advice on vaccines. The WHO has welcomed this move by one of…
According to the researchers, the media has misrepresenting the current influenza season basing on testing numbers rather than test positivity rates; generating unnecessary fear in the community. that so far the 2019 influenza season had been moderate; in stark contrast to media headlines such as Mutant flu crisis and Exclusive Jab fail fears as killer strain takes…
As Chikungunya virus is spreading by mosquitoes and causes severe joint and muscle pain. Approximately 30 to 60% of people infected with the virus continue to experience joint pain for months to years after the initial infection. However, the cause of this persistent joint pain is unclear, as replicating virus cannot be detected during the…
The study finding that arthropod-transmitted viruses, known as arboviruses; can cause pandemic diseases in humans, animals, and crops. The Zika virus and cassava geminivirus are two such arboviruses. These pathogens often alter host characteristics to directly or indirectly influence arthropod vector; behaviors or host-herbivore interactions, thus facilitating disease transmission. Pathogen-infected hosts may promote the performance…
According to the study, this showing the development of a DNA vaccine for Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV); which completely protects against lethal infection in ferrets. The team confirmed that ferrets immunized with DNA vaccines encoding all SFTSV proteins; showing 100% survival rate without detectable viremia and did not develop any clinical symptoms.…
The research study opening up the new ways to understand the cause of chronic viral arthritis; Since chikungunya virus emerged in the Americas in 2013, it has infected millions of people; causing fever, headache, rash, and muscle and joint pain. For some people, painful, debilitating arthritis lasts long after the other symptoms have resolved. Researchers…
Researchers describing a key protein for Epstein Barr virus infection; the study revealing the structure of a key protein, known as a portal, in Epstein-Barr virus infection. The Epstein-Barr virus, which belongs to the herpesvirus family, is one of the most widespread human viruses and the main cause of infectious mononucleosis (also known as glandular fever).…
The study findings are the role of estrogen receptors in regulating Zika virus infection; and how human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer. At the molecular level, viruses invade cells and manipulate them to replicate, survive, and cause disease. Since they depend on human cells for their life cycle, one way viruses co-opt cellular machinery is through protein-protein interactions within their…
According to the study data it is is exploring that probiotic use can lead to major economic; and health savings relating to flu like illness. This finding that general probiotic use in the U.S. could save the health care payer; and the economy around $1.4 billion in medical bills; and lost productivity due to acute…
The study explaining that a new vaccine targets killer disease tuberculosis; There is only one existing vaccine for TB and it is not effective in adults. As new type of vaccine targeting tuberculosis (TB), the world’s top infectious disease killer in humans. Tuberculosis is a huge world-wide health problem. It is causing by a bacteria…
The study explaining that simple smartphone based method for detecting extremely low levels of norovirus; as norovirus the highly infectious microbe that causes about 20 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year goes a long way. Just 10 particles of the virus can cause illness in humans. Advancing in rapid monitoring…
The study showing that coverage with HPV vaccination; that continuing to increase in boys. Coverage with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; increasing among boys from 2017 to 2018. Vaccines are recommending for adolescents to prevent diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, meningococcal disease; and cancers causing by human papillomavirus (HPV). The researchers found that coverage with at least…