SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic, remains in the skull and meninges for years after infection, leading to a long-lasting effect on the brain, according to a major German study.
Pathogenicity is the potential capacity of certain species of microbes to cause an infectious process. It is characterised by a complex of pathogenic properties in the microbe formed in the process of the historical development of the struggle for existence and adaptation to parasitic life in plant, animal and human organisms. Pathogenicity is a specific characteristic of pathogenic microbes.
Congo has launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
A team of researchers has identified signs tied to more severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children.
Scientists have identified a new mechanism used by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox and shingles, to evade the immune system and potentially affect distant tissues.
Researchers have found that people with longer-term Covid-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus.
The Brazilian government has declared a six-month health emergency after several avian flu cases were found in wild birds.
The mapping of wards is being done, keeping all 47 wards as vulnerable, as cases have been found in almost all the wards.
It is a viral zoonotic infection that can spread from animals to humans, however, it is also contagious among humans.
On the occasion of Ram Navami today, the PM addressed the 14th foundation day celebration at the Umiya Mata Temple at Gathila, Junagadh in Gujarat via video conferencing.
