Microbiology
Shocking Reasons To Avoid Frequent Use of Hand Sanitizers
One hygiene product that has gained huge popularity in recent times is hand sanitizers. As people are becoming aware of...
Danger! Shocking Reasons To Avoid Frequent Use of Hand Sanitizers
One hygiene product that has gained huge popularity in recent times is hand sanitizers. As people are becoming aware of...
Genital Herpes In Pregnancy Doubles Autism Risk
Women who are infected with genital herpes early in their pregnancy may face twice the risk of bearing a child with...
Bushmeat Trade Tests Cameroon’s Ebola Prevention
The market in Ambam, a colonial town with brick-red cottages and rusty roofs, near the southern borders with Equatorial...
Bill Gates Warns the World To Prep For Bio-Terrorism
Bill Gates says it’s time to redirect some of the money the world spends on weapons to prepare for a looming threat:...
7 Horrifying Things That Can Happen When You Kiss
For the same reasons you wouldn’t share a fork with a stranger or, say, lick an ATM, inserting your tongue into...
Bird-Flu Deaths Rise In China, Shutting Poultry Markets
China is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of the H7N9 bird-flu strain since it first appeared in humans in 2013,...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research...
Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases
The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research...
Disease ‘superspreaders’ Fueled the Ebola Epidemic
Disease 'superspreaders' fueled the spread of the devastating Ebola epidemic in 2014, a new study claims. The West...
Small Percentage of People Spread Most Ebola Cases
Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West Africa epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact with a...
Two Yellow Fever Cases Detected In 2016
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from...
Two Yellow Fever Cases Detected In 2016
The Jirapa District Health Directorate detected one suspected measles and two yellow fever cases in 2016. Specimen from...
Okyeame Kwame To Organise Free Hepatitis B Screening
Preparations are ongoing to host this year’s edition of the free Hepatitis B screening campaign for 10,000 people at...
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial Shows Positive Prospects
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is...
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial Shows Positive Prospects
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea. The vaccine is...
GM Malaria Vaccine ‘milestone’
A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a "critical milestone" in human safety trials,...
Successful Ebola Vaccine Will Be Fast-Tracked For Use
A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health...
Elton John Says HIV ‘end In Sight’ In West
The end of HIV “is in sight” in Western countries, but increased testing is vital, Sir Elton John has said. The...