Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A total of 97 positive Zika virus cases are in Maharashtra as of August 9. 3 new patients tested positive to the virus on Friday (August 9, 2024) of which 2 are pregnant women, the state positive count of pregnant women is 45. The health … Read more
The Zika virus could be a single mutation away from exploding into a worldwide outbreak, new research has found. The infectious virus, responsible for a global health emergency in 2016, needs a single change in its genetic code to create a contagious new variant that could cause devastating birth defects that affected many infants during … Read more
The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne diseases. (Representative image) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a treatment facility at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital to check mosquito-borne diseases, especially dengue. The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne … Read more
Zika virus is highest in areas where Aedes mosquitoes thrive How Zika Virus Spreads? Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment: As Kerala witnesses, a significant rise in new infections amid concerns about new Covid-19 mutants, another health scare that now looms large is the return of the Zika virus. The first official case of the mosquito-borne viral … Read more