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Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
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Rio Olympics: US Golfers Say Zika Virus Threat Overhyped
The United States Golfing team are hopeful that Caymans and large rodents do not interfere in their preparation as Golf makes a comeback to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.
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Rio Olympics: Zika Will Not be an Issue at Games, Say Health Officials
The threat of the Zika virus, which has led to the withdrawal of many star athletes from the Rio Olympics, is under control and health officials have said the risk of infection is low.
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Doctors Devise Care Plan For Babies As Zika Threat Looms In US
As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.
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Rio Olympics: Why Hosting 2016 Games in Brazil is a Bad Idea
The Rio Olympics also face a major threat from Zika virus, cited as a reason by several sporting icons for pulling out of this quadrennial sporting event. Massive delays in completing projects have done no good to the South American nation
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Rio Olympics: Golfer Jordan Spieth Pulls Out Of 2016 Games Over Zika Fears
Jordan Spieth's withdrawal means the golf tournament at 2016 Rio Olympics will be without the world's top players including Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlory
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Rio Olympics: Withdrawal of Stars Could Jeopardise Golf's Olympic Status
Jason Day, Rory McIlroy are prominent golf stars who have cited mosquito-borne Zika virus as the reason behind their pullout from the quadrennial sporting event
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Rio Olympics: Transport Problems Risk Snarling Dream
Zika virus is not the only problem Brazil is facing in hosting this year's Olympics. Transport in the city, horrendous traffic jams also remain a headache
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Rio Olympics: Jordan Spieth Still Uncertain About Competing in 2016 Games
Jordan Spieth's US compatriot, third-ranked US Open winner Dustin Johnson, said he intends to participate in the Rio Olympics while fourth-ranked Rory McIlroy said he will not go to Brazil due to Zika
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Rio Olympics: Never Considered Pulling Out Over Zika Fears, Says Roger Federer
Several star golfers, including world No.4 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Australian Adam Scott and American cyclist Tejay van Garderen, have decided to pull out of Rio Olympics due to Zika virus threat
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Still Many Questions About Zika's Threat To Pregnant Women
Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it.
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US Officials Warn Zika 'Scarier' Than Initially Thought
Top health officials expressed heightened concern on Monday about the threat posed to the United States by the Zika virus, saying the mosquito that spreads it is now present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico.
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White House To Transfer Ebola Funds To Combat Zika Virus
The Obama administration is to announce Wednesday it will transfer leftover money from the largely successful fight against Ebola to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus, congressional officials say.
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Mosquitoes' Rapid Spread Poses Threat Beyond Zika
As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity.
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Zika Has Pregnant Women In The US Worried, And Doctors Have Few Answers
The pregnant woman was in her 30s and, like a growing number of patients at Richard Newman's practice in downtown Washington, worried about a threat the obstetrician himself had learned about only recently: Zika.
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Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
-
Rio Olympics: US Golfers Say Zika Virus Threat Overhyped
The United States Golfing team are hopeful that Caymans and large rodents do not interfere in their preparation as Golf makes a comeback to the Olympics after a 112-year absence.
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Rio Olympics: Zika Will Not be an Issue at Games, Say Health Officials
The threat of the Zika virus, which has led to the withdrawal of many star athletes from the Rio Olympics, is under control and health officials have said the risk of infection is low.
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Doctors Devise Care Plan For Babies As Zika Threat Looms In US
As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.
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Rio Olympics: Why Hosting 2016 Games in Brazil is a Bad Idea
The Rio Olympics also face a major threat from Zika virus, cited as a reason by several sporting icons for pulling out of this quadrennial sporting event. Massive delays in completing projects have done no good to the South American nation
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Rio Olympics: Golfer Jordan Spieth Pulls Out Of 2016 Games Over Zika Fears
Jordan Spieth's withdrawal means the golf tournament at 2016 Rio Olympics will be without the world's top players including Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlory
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Rio Olympics: Withdrawal of Stars Could Jeopardise Golf's Olympic Status
Jason Day, Rory McIlroy are prominent golf stars who have cited mosquito-borne Zika virus as the reason behind their pullout from the quadrennial sporting event
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Rio Olympics: Transport Problems Risk Snarling Dream
Zika virus is not the only problem Brazil is facing in hosting this year's Olympics. Transport in the city, horrendous traffic jams also remain a headache
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Rio Olympics: Jordan Spieth Still Uncertain About Competing in 2016 Games
Jordan Spieth's US compatriot, third-ranked US Open winner Dustin Johnson, said he intends to participate in the Rio Olympics while fourth-ranked Rory McIlroy said he will not go to Brazil due to Zika
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Rio Olympics: Never Considered Pulling Out Over Zika Fears, Says Roger Federer
Several star golfers, including world No.4 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Australian Adam Scott and American cyclist Tejay van Garderen, have decided to pull out of Rio Olympics due to Zika virus threat
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Still Many Questions About Zika's Threat To Pregnant Women
Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it.
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US Officials Warn Zika 'Scarier' Than Initially Thought
Top health officials expressed heightened concern on Monday about the threat posed to the United States by the Zika virus, saying the mosquito that spreads it is now present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico.
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White House To Transfer Ebola Funds To Combat Zika Virus
The Obama administration is to announce Wednesday it will transfer leftover money from the largely successful fight against Ebola to combat the growing threat of the Zika virus, congressional officials say.
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Mosquitoes' Rapid Spread Poses Threat Beyond Zika
As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity.
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Zika Has Pregnant Women In The US Worried, And Doctors Have Few Answers
The pregnant woman was in her 30s and, like a growing number of patients at Richard Newman's practice in downtown Washington, worried about a threat the obstetrician himself had learned about only recently: Zika.
