West Nile virus is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. The virus is a member of the Flaviviruses, which also includes Zika, dengue and yellow fever viruses. The virus was first ...

Houston’s heat, humidity and standing water make it mosquito heaven. Local agencies are battling the bites and the real risk ...

Only 35% to 40% of US pregnant women and parents of young children say they intend to fully vaccinate their child, per survey ...

During the MCD meeting, councillors demanded that each zone must have a dog shelter to address the growing concern over stray ...

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India faces a significant burden from a wide range of infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungyuna, ...

The MCD Standing Committee has approved a proposal to ban meat shops within 150 metres of schools, religious places, and cremation grounds across Delhi., Delhi News, Times Now ...

There is a test that is usually carried out to find out whether a child has tuberculosis or not, namely the Mantoux test. The Mantoux test is a test carried out by injecting a tuberculin solution (TB ...

More than 42% of households in Peshawar depend on tap water for drinking. According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health ...

The MCD Standing Committee on Wednesday cleared several key proposals, including a road maintenance plan and a dung processing plant at the Ghazipur abattoir, while barring meat shops within 100 ...

A BMC official attributed the spike in vector-borne diseases to the early onset of the monsoon in May, which created ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes.