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  Tuberculosis: Expert debunk myths and explain facts about this infectious disease

  Health | March 26, 2025 19:22 IST

  Separate 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 | October 30, 2024 12:44 IST

  Tuberculosis 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 | July 11, 2024 17:19 IST

  Urinary 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 | September 14, 2023 14:37 IST

  The 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 | August 05, 2020 20:15 IST

  A 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 | January 05, 2020 9:23 IST

  Hong 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 | August 23, 2017 14:12 IST

  Furthermore, 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 | August 11, 2013 7:27 IST

  New 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 | July 11, 2013 7:09 IST

  Beijing, 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