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WHO Confirms Human Case Of Bird Flu In India. Know Symptoms And Precautions
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday, confirmed a human case of bird flu in India. Caused by the H9N2 virus, the infection was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal, the health body said.
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4-Year-Old Girl Tests Positive For Bird Flu In West Bengal, First Case In India
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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China Says No "Unusual" Virus Behind Rising Pneumonia Cases: WHO
China says no unusual or new pathogens have been detected in the upsurge in child respiratory illnesses in the north, the WHO said Thursday after pressing Beijing for detailed information.
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Long Covid In Infected Kids Can Last At Least 2 Months: Lancet Report
Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday.
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The Virus Behind 100,000 Child Deaths In 2019 Globally. No, It's Not Covid
A common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under the age of five across the globe in 2019, according to a new study published in The Lancet journal.
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Kerala Eases Curbs In Nipah Containment Zones As More Samples Test Negative
The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to ease restrictions in the containment zones of Kozhikode district where a 12-year old child had succumbed to the Nipah virus infection.
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Dead Boy's Contacts Test Negative, Kerala Nipah Source Not Identified Yet
Samples of four close contacts of the 12 year-old child who succumbed to Nipah virus infection has returned negative, but the source is yet to be identified and the government was according top priority to it, Kerala health minister Veena George said
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10 Facts On Nipah Virus, Symptoms As Kerala On Alert After Boy's Death
After the death of a 12-year-old boy of the Nipah virus in Kerala, the state is on high alert over the contagious disease that jumps from animals to humans. So far, eight contacts of the child have tested negative for the virus.
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2 Health Workers Show Nipah Virus Symptoms After Boy's Death
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veena George said in Kozhikode on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the 12-year-old child who died, she said.
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Child Rights Activist Achyutha Rao Dies Of COVID-19 In Hyderabad Hospital
Prominent child rights activist Achyutha Rao died Wednesday afternoon after losing his battle with the COVID-19 virus at a private hospital in Hyderabad
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From Emotional To Medical Support, Delhi's Virus Helpline Caters All
From helping a father to get back his child to providing medical assistance to a pregnant woman, a helpline in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar constituency is doing a lot more than just addressing coronavirus queries. The helpline in Rajinder Nagar Vidhan Sabha, 9910944444, was started as a direct way to connect with the assembly's MLA Raghav Chadha, but it...
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Karnataka Traces Man Who Skipped Coronavirus Test, Quarantines Him
A man with symptoms linked to coronavirus, who went missing after skipping hospital visit for tests, has been traced to his home after a day-long search in Karnataka's Mangaluru. The man, who arrived Sunday evening in the city from Dubai, had allegedly left the airport against medical advice.
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Bengaluru, Pune Coronavirus Cases Take Total To 47: 10 Points
A Bengaluru resident, who had recently visited the United States, has been tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected 47 people in India so far. Other fresh cases reported today include one each in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Punjab and two in Pune. A man and woman from Pune tested positive for the virus after returning from Dubai. The...
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Does Your Child Have Cold Or Respiratory Syncytial Virus? Know The Risk Factors And Preventive Tips
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is warning parents to monitor their child's symptoms in case s/he gets sick with what they would assume to be cold. It could actually be Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, which is a common respiratory virus.
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Nose-Dwelling Bacteria May Affect A Baby's First Cold
The study suggested that babies who have a wide variety of different bacteria living in their noses tend to recover more quickly from their first respiratory virus, compared to those who have less variety and more bacteria.
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WHO Confirms Human Case Of Bird Flu In India. Know Symptoms And Precautions
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday, confirmed a human case of bird flu in India. Caused by the H9N2 virus, the infection was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal, the health body said.
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4-Year-Old Girl Tests Positive For Bird Flu In West Bengal, First Case In India
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
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China Says No "Unusual" Virus Behind Rising Pneumonia Cases: WHO
China says no unusual or new pathogens have been detected in the upsurge in child respiratory illnesses in the north, the WHO said Thursday after pressing Beijing for detailed information.
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Long Covid In Infected Kids Can Last At Least 2 Months: Lancet Report
Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long COVID lasting at least two months, according to a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal on Thursday.
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The Virus Behind 100,000 Child Deaths In 2019 Globally. No, It's Not Covid
A common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under the age of five across the globe in 2019, according to a new study published in The Lancet journal.
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Kerala Eases Curbs In Nipah Containment Zones As More Samples Test Negative
The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to ease restrictions in the containment zones of Kozhikode district where a 12-year old child had succumbed to the Nipah virus infection.
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Dead Boy's Contacts Test Negative, Kerala Nipah Source Not Identified Yet
Samples of four close contacts of the 12 year-old child who succumbed to Nipah virus infection has returned negative, but the source is yet to be identified and the government was according top priority to it, Kerala health minister Veena George said
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10 Facts On Nipah Virus, Symptoms As Kerala On Alert After Boy's Death
After the death of a 12-year-old boy of the Nipah virus in Kerala, the state is on high alert over the contagious disease that jumps from animals to humans. So far, eight contacts of the child have tested negative for the virus.
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2 Health Workers Show Nipah Virus Symptoms After Boy's Death
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veena George said in Kozhikode on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the 12-year-old child who died, she said.
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Child Rights Activist Achyutha Rao Dies Of COVID-19 In Hyderabad Hospital
Prominent child rights activist Achyutha Rao died Wednesday afternoon after losing his battle with the COVID-19 virus at a private hospital in Hyderabad
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From Emotional To Medical Support, Delhi's Virus Helpline Caters All
From helping a father to get back his child to providing medical assistance to a pregnant woman, a helpline in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar constituency is doing a lot more than just addressing coronavirus queries. The helpline in Rajinder Nagar Vidhan Sabha, 9910944444, was started as a direct way to connect with the assembly's MLA Raghav Chadha, but it...
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Karnataka Traces Man Who Skipped Coronavirus Test, Quarantines Him
A man with symptoms linked to coronavirus, who went missing after skipping hospital visit for tests, has been traced to his home after a day-long search in Karnataka's Mangaluru. The man, who arrived Sunday evening in the city from Dubai, had allegedly left the airport against medical advice.
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Bengaluru, Pune Coronavirus Cases Take Total To 47: 10 Points
A Bengaluru resident, who had recently visited the United States, has been tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected 47 people in India so far. Other fresh cases reported today include one each in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Punjab and two in Pune. A man and woman from Pune tested positive for the virus after returning from Dubai. The...
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Does Your Child Have Cold Or Respiratory Syncytial Virus? Know The Risk Factors And Preventive Tips
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is warning parents to monitor their child's symptoms in case s/he gets sick with what they would assume to be cold. It could actually be Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, which is a common respiratory virus.
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Nose-Dwelling Bacteria May Affect A Baby's First Cold
The study suggested that babies who have a wide variety of different bacteria living in their noses tend to recover more quickly from their first respiratory virus, compared to those who have less variety and more bacteria.
