Infectious
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Tuberculosis: Expert debunk myths and explain facts about this infectious disease
Health | Mar 26, 2025, 07:22 PM ISTSeparate fact from fiction: Experts set the record straight on common myths about tuberculosis. Learn the truth about this infectious disease, its symptoms, and treatment options. Get informed and help break the stigma surrounding TB.
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Tuberculosis returns as world’s top infectious disease killer after COVID-19: WHO
Health | Oct 30, 2024, 12:44 PM ISTTuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria, which mostly attack the lungs. Around a quarter of the world's population is thought to have tuberculosis, yet only about 5-10 per cent develop symptoms.
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What is Urinary Tract Infection? Know causes, symptoms, home remedies to cure bacterial inflammation
Health | Jul 11, 2024, 05:19 PM ISTUrinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common condition caused by bacterial inflammation in the urinary tract. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and effective home remedies for treatment.
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Scrub Typhus: What is it? Know symptoms, causes, prevention tips and other details
Health | Sep 14, 2023, 02:37 PM ISTThe scrub typhus infection spreads when a chigger bites someone. Persons who frequently visit farmland or forests are vulnerable to the infection.
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7 dead, 60 infected by new infectious disease in China: Report
World | Aug 05, 2020, 08:15 PM ISTA new infectious disease caused by a tick-borne virus has killed seven people and infected 60 others in China, official media in Beijing reported on Wednesday, warning about the possibility of its human-to-human transmission.
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Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China
World | Jan 05, 2020, 09:23 AM ISTHong Kong authorities activated a newly created “serious response” level as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors to a mainland Chinese city.
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Drugs like Statins or Ezetimibe may provide protection against Typhoid, Malaria
Lifestyle | Aug 23, 2017, 02:12 PM ISTFurthermore, other common cholesterol-lowering drug like Ezetimibe were found to protect zebrafish against Salmonella Typhi.
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Anil Kapoor's spirit is infectious: Shabana Azmi
Bollywood | Aug 11, 2013, 07:27 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 11: Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who has teamed up with actor Anil Kapoor after over two decades for the Indian version of his international TV show "24", says his energy and enthusiasm
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1,336 dead in China by infectious diseases
World | Jul 11, 2013, 07:09 AM ISTBeijing, July 11: A total of 1,336 people died of infectious diseases in the Chinese mainland in June alone while AIDS proved as the most deadly among them, the country's National Health and Family Planning