virus mutation

More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands

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More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it’s that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants. Now, new research reveals that’s exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Called VB (for virulent subtype … Read more

COVID-19: Enemy is down but not out, cautions CCMB director Rakesh Mishra

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COVID-19: Enemy is down but not out, cautions CCMB director Rakesh Mishra

‘It will be suicidal if we say the risk is less,’ says CCMB director Rakesh Mishra. (Reuters file photo) If you are finding more people seeming careless and confused about COVID-19, you probably are not alone. Despite experts pointing out repeatedly that masks and social distancing are the only hope at the moment, many, it … Read more