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'Disease X' In Congo Revealed To Be Malaria, Authorities Issue Urgent Warning
The mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed "Disease X," has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria.
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First Known Case Of 'Zombie Deer Disease' Found In US Park. Know What It Is
'Zombie Deer Disease' also known as Chronic wasting disease (CWD), is a contagious and fatal illness that affects cervids, a group of animals that includes deer, elk, caribou, reindeer, and moose.
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US Man Loses Hands And Feet From A Single Flea Bite. Here's How
The fatal illness was caused by the bacterial infection Typhus, which is spread by infected fleas.
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India Sees Highest Single-Day Covid Recoveries: 10 Points
India surpassed 22 lakh coronavirus cases this morning with over 62,000 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours, the government said today, adding that more than 44 thousand deaths linked to the highly contagious illness have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic. Over 15.3 lakh Covid patients in the country have recovered so far, th...
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Over 40,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For 1st Time
India recorded 40,425 new coronavirus cases and 681 deaths in the last 24 hours, in the biggest single-day jump, government data this morning showed. The fresh cases put the total tally in India, the nation with the third highest number of COVID019 cases, at 11,18,043. The latest deaths bring the total fatalities to 27,497. The country's recovery ...
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India's Coronavirus Cases Inch Close To 86,000, More Than China's Count: 10 Points
India recorded 3,970 new coronavirus patients and 103 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 85,940 cases, Union Health Ministry said this morning, a day after the country surpassed the virus tally of China where the pandemic originated in December. India is now is ranked 11th in the world in terms of coronavirus case...
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"Realise Deadliness Of Virus": Indian-American Doctor To Mamata Banerjee On COVID-19
Describing the coronavirus as exceptionally infective and highly lethal, Tennessee-based Dr Indranill Basu Ray has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to take anything for granted and take all necessary steps to prevent large-scale illness and fatalities in the state.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: AIIMS Head Says Long-Term Health Effects Due To Styrene Vapour Unlikely
The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 Likely To Claim Its 1,00,000th Death In Next 24 Hours
In all likelihood the COVID-19 illness associated with the new coronavirus will claim its 100,000th death during the next 24 hours. From the report of the first fatality in early January, it took a month to record 1,000 deaths and a further month to hit 10,000. That was just three weeks ago.
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10 Children Die Of "Mysterious Disease" In J&K's Udhampur, Say Officials
At least 10 children have died of a mysterious disease and six others taken seriously ill in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior officer said today, as various teams of doctors are camping in the affected area to ascertain the cause of the fatal disease.
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Nearly 17,000 Migratory Birds Dead In Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake
Nearly 17,000 migratory birds have died so far at the country's largest inland water saltwater lake near Jaipur due to botulism, a serious and fatal illness that affects the nerves, a forest official said on Monday.
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Over 4,800 Birds Died Of Botulism In Rajasthan's Saltwater Lake: Report
A preliminary forensic report has indicated that the mysterious death of more than 4,800 migratory birds at the country's largest inland water saltwater lake near Jaipur was caused by botulism, a serious and fatal illness that affects the nerves, officials said today.
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Newborn, Senior Citizen Die As Ambulances Get Held Up In Dalit Protests
A critically ill newborn died in Bihar's Vaishali district after his ambulance got caught in a traffic jam during Monday's Bharat Bandh called by Dalit groups. Five states of north India had witnessed violence after protesters tried to enforce the strike. Nine people had died -- six of them in Madhya Pradesh, which saw the most violence, two in Ut...
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First Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Identified In US
Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
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Harvard Medical School Professor Says 'Miracles From Heaven' And Other Remarkable Cures Could Be Real
When I went to see "Miracles from Heaven," I saw more laughter, crying and applause than I've ever seen in a movie theater. Clearly, this new movie -- the real-life story of a young girl, suffering from an incurable illness, who was inexplicably healed after a nearly fatal accident -- touches a chord, at least in the theater in Boston where I saw i...
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'Disease X' In Congo Revealed To Be Malaria, Authorities Issue Urgent Warning
The mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed "Disease X," has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria.
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First Known Case Of 'Zombie Deer Disease' Found In US Park. Know What It Is
'Zombie Deer Disease' also known as Chronic wasting disease (CWD), is a contagious and fatal illness that affects cervids, a group of animals that includes deer, elk, caribou, reindeer, and moose.
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US Man Loses Hands And Feet From A Single Flea Bite. Here's How
The fatal illness was caused by the bacterial infection Typhus, which is spread by infected fleas.
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India Sees Highest Single-Day Covid Recoveries: 10 Points
India surpassed 22 lakh coronavirus cases this morning with over 62,000 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours, the government said today, adding that more than 44 thousand deaths linked to the highly contagious illness have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic. Over 15.3 lakh Covid patients in the country have recovered so far, th...
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Over 40,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For 1st Time
India recorded 40,425 new coronavirus cases and 681 deaths in the last 24 hours, in the biggest single-day jump, government data this morning showed. The fresh cases put the total tally in India, the nation with the third highest number of COVID019 cases, at 11,18,043. The latest deaths bring the total fatalities to 27,497. The country's recovery ...
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India's Coronavirus Cases Inch Close To 86,000, More Than China's Count: 10 Points
India recorded 3,970 new coronavirus patients and 103 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 85,940 cases, Union Health Ministry said this morning, a day after the country surpassed the virus tally of China where the pandemic originated in December. India is now is ranked 11th in the world in terms of coronavirus case...
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"Realise Deadliness Of Virus": Indian-American Doctor To Mamata Banerjee On COVID-19
Describing the coronavirus as exceptionally infective and highly lethal, Tennessee-based Dr Indranill Basu Ray has urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to take anything for granted and take all necessary steps to prevent large-scale illness and fatalities in the state.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: AIIMS Head Says Long-Term Health Effects Due To Styrene Vapour Unlikely
The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.
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COVID-19 Likely To Claim Its 1,00,000th Death In Next 24 Hours
In all likelihood the COVID-19 illness associated with the new coronavirus will claim its 100,000th death during the next 24 hours. From the report of the first fatality in early January, it took a month to record 1,000 deaths and a further month to hit 10,000. That was just three weeks ago.
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10 Children Die Of "Mysterious Disease" In J&K's Udhampur, Say Officials
At least 10 children have died of a mysterious disease and six others taken seriously ill in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior officer said today, as various teams of doctors are camping in the affected area to ascertain the cause of the fatal disease.
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Nearly 17,000 Migratory Birds Dead In Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake
Nearly 17,000 migratory birds have died so far at the country's largest inland water saltwater lake near Jaipur due to botulism, a serious and fatal illness that affects the nerves, a forest official said on Monday.
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Over 4,800 Birds Died Of Botulism In Rajasthan's Saltwater Lake: Report
A preliminary forensic report has indicated that the mysterious death of more than 4,800 migratory birds at the country's largest inland water saltwater lake near Jaipur was caused by botulism, a serious and fatal illness that affects the nerves, officials said today.
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Newborn, Senior Citizen Die As Ambulances Get Held Up In Dalit Protests
A critically ill newborn died in Bihar's Vaishali district after his ambulance got caught in a traffic jam during Monday's Bharat Bandh called by Dalit groups. Five states of north India had witnessed violence after protesters tried to enforce the strike. Nine people had died -- six of them in Madhya Pradesh, which saw the most violence, two in Ut...
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First Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Identified In US
Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
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Harvard Medical School Professor Says 'Miracles From Heaven' And Other Remarkable Cures Could Be Real
When I went to see "Miracles from Heaven," I saw more laughter, crying and applause than I've ever seen in a movie theater. Clearly, this new movie -- the real-life story of a young girl, suffering from an incurable illness, who was inexplicably healed after a nearly fatal accident -- touches a chord, at least in the theater in Boston where I saw i...
