Men having the high-risk form of the cervical cancer-causing virus, or HPV, were found to possess higher amounts of dead sperm, thereby negatively affecting their fertility, according to a new study. Is HPV secretly hurting men’s fertility? Shocking new study reveals risk of silent sperm killer (Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), …
Srinagar, Aug 24: A professor from the department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Prof. Sanjay Rai said that there is no need to panic about the Monkey Pox (Mpox) and that the disease won’t lead to another pandemic like COVID. Rai said that unlike COVID, the Monkey-Pox has been …
PUNE: While the city has witnessed a significant surge in viral infection cases and most of its indoor facilities are running at full capacity, no single or even a couple of viral infections are dominant unlike in past years, officials said. While the city has witnessed surge in viral infection cases and most of its …
Romania Reports New West Nile Virus Case; Signs And Symptoms To Watch Out For (Image Credits: iStock) Romania‘s National Public Health Institute reported a new case of West Nile virus infection, marking the country’s second confirmed case this season. The latest infection occurred in an 80-year-old individual from Mures County in central Romania, according to …
World Hepatitis Day: Viral hepatitis, including types A, B, C, D, and E, is a significant public health concern worldwide. Efforts to combat Viral Hepatitis in India are hindered by underdiagnosis and insufficient treatment access, with many individuals unaware of their infection status Viral Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by various Hepatitis Viruses …
Chandipura virus causes fever, with symptoms similar to flu, and acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). It is transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes, ticks and sand flies The pathogen is a member of the Vesiculovirus genus of the family Rhabdoviridae. | PTI Photo (Representational image) Press Trust of India Ahmedabad Six children have died due …
Most of the Zika virus cases has been detected in Pune and the tally now stands at 18 Representational Pic/File/iStock Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio The number of Zika virus cases has shown an upward trend in parts of Maharashtra. There are a total of 21 cases detected in Kolhapur and …
A 14-year-old from the Kerala town of Kozhikode, who was under treatment for an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba, lost his life on Wednesday. The infection was identified as amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated water. This marked the third such death in …
New Delhi: The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of the infected patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the disease has ended, according to a study. The research, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held from March 3 to 6 in Colorado, US, …
A dose of the Qdenga vaccine against dengue is given to a young recipient in Brazil.Credit: Buda Mendes/Getty An explosive rise in dengue cases in Brazil has health authorities on edge. In the first two months of 2024, the country registered more than one million cases of the mosquito-borne disease. That’s a record for this …