Epidemic Disease

This article delves into the link between ultra-processed foods and diabetes, highlighting the risks, consequences, and necessary lifestyle changes to combat this alarming trend in India.

Karnataka, which is witnessing its worst dengue outbreak in a decade, has declared the disease an epidemic. As part of the measures, the state will levy penalties if rules meant for the curtailment of mosquito breeding sites are not followed.

Mpox, a viral disease that has been around for decades, is currently experiencing a surge in cases across multiple regions. The complexity of this outbreak stems from the fact that three different variants are spreading simultaneously in different populations and locations. The most affected areas include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

A century ago, a mysterious illness known as "sleepy sickness" or encephalitis lethargica caused an epidemic, beginning in northern France in 1916 and spreading globally.

According to several studies, inadequate sleep has been associated with weight gain, increased appetite, and poor blood sugar regulation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022.

Millions of children have been instructed to remain at home due to the emergence of 13,000 new cases of viral conjunctivitis within a single day.

"Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease," mentions WHO.

China will not relax its COVID-19 measures but will keep improving them according to the changing epidemic situation and mutation of the virus, a disease expert said.

North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported on Sunday.

North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's healthcare system which is battling an unprecedented COVID-19 wave.

Covid-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large epidemics around the globe, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Three persons, including two brothers, were arrested under Epidemic Diseases Act after a large number of people turned up for the birthday party of their pet dog in violation of the pandemic guidelines Gujarat's Ahmedabad, police said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad on Thursday said that the implementation of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 has been extended for another three months in the state.

The Centre on Saturday asked state governments to register cases and invoke the stringent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 against those who indulge in assault on doctors and healthcare professionals.

This article delves into the link between ultra-processed foods and diabetes, highlighting the risks, consequences, and necessary lifestyle changes to combat this alarming trend in India.

Karnataka, which is witnessing its worst dengue outbreak in a decade, has declared the disease an epidemic. As part of the measures, the state will levy penalties if rules meant for the curtailment of mosquito breeding sites are not followed.

Mpox, a viral disease that has been around for decades, is currently experiencing a surge in cases across multiple regions. The complexity of this outbreak stems from the fact that three different variants are spreading simultaneously in different populations and locations. The most affected areas include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

A century ago, a mysterious illness known as "sleepy sickness" or encephalitis lethargica caused an epidemic, beginning in northern France in 1916 and spreading globally.

According to several studies, inadequate sleep has been associated with weight gain, increased appetite, and poor blood sugar regulation.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022.

Millions of children have been instructed to remain at home due to the emergence of 13,000 new cases of viral conjunctivitis within a single day.

"Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease," mentions WHO.

China will not relax its COVID-19 measures but will keep improving them according to the changing epidemic situation and mutation of the virus, a disease expert said.

North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported on Sunday.

North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's healthcare system which is battling an unprecedented COVID-19 wave.

Covid-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large epidemics around the globe, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Three persons, including two brothers, were arrested under Epidemic Diseases Act after a large number of people turned up for the birthday party of their pet dog in violation of the pandemic guidelines Gujarat's Ahmedabad, police said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad on Thursday said that the implementation of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 has been extended for another three months in the state.

The Centre on Saturday asked state governments to register cases and invoke the stringent Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 against those who indulge in assault on doctors and healthcare professionals.