Zika Virus
In most cases, there are no symptoms. In a few cases, Zika can trigger paralysis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome). In pregnant women, it may cause subsequent birth defects. When present, symptoms are mild and last less than a week. They include fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes.
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On World Malaria Day today, we tell you about all the mosquito-borne diseases that can put your life at risk.
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The Zika virus antibodies may have the dual ability as diagnostics capable of recognizing Zika subtypes and may be further developed to treat Zika virus infection.
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Posted By
Agencies, November 30, 2018 at 04:27pm
Six Zika virus antibodies have been generated by a team of researchers led by an Indian-origin doctor that may help diagnose as well as treat the mosquito-borne disease.
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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against the deadly virus.
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Posted By
Agencies, October 16, 2018 at 08:11am
The officials informed that 280 teams were surveying the affected areas by visiting each and every house. Around 96,000 houses had been surveyed till date.
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On Friday the figures were issued after a review meeting chaired by Rajasthan Health department's Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Veenu Gupta.
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Posted By
Agencies, October 11, 2018 at 07:43am
The officials were directed to take all necessary measures to check the spread of virus. A total of 29 cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Jaipur. This is the biggest Zika outbreak in the history of India.
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Posted By
Agencies, October 10, 2018 at 06:50am
A total of 29 positive cases of Zika virus, including three pregnant women, have been detected in Jaipur, said Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Veenu Gupta.
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The state's Health Department has said that twenty-nine people from Rajasthan have tested positive for Zika virus. This is the biggest Zika outbreak in the history of India.
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Through the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) surveillance system the present outbreak in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur was detected. And all suspected cases in the defined area and mosquito samples are being tested.
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First identified in Uganda in 1947, the virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the one which carries dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya virus. Today, we brief you about the natural remedies to tackle it.
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To review the situation and to formulate a strategy to prevent the outbreak of Zika virus, a five-member central team has been sent to Jaipur.
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90 other pregnant women from Shastri Nagar are under the watchful eyes of the health department other than the three women. The officials reportedly said that they would recommend the termination of pregnancy if a woman is infected with Zika virus during the first trimester.
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Scientists have accidentally found a new way to kill glioblastoma, one of the most severe forms of brain cancer while working on Zika virus vaccine. Enjoy the awesomeness of medical science here.
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Posted By
ANI, September 11, 2018 at 07:00am
Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus preferentially infects these cells.
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This new technique can open new avenue for coming up with potential anti-viral therapies for Zika virus and other viral infections that have the potential to cause pandemic.
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The trial will be done among 28 non-pregnant, healthy adults aged between 18 to 50 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Immunization Research in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Pregnant mothers should know how Zika infection during pregnancy may affect your baby both in the womb as well as after birth. Here are the disorders that can severely damage your newborn's brains, eyes and mobility.
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A group of scientists from Ohio State University has come up with a novel vaccine against Zika which can prevent the spread of virus among pregnant women and foetuses.
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The researchers from NBRC have successfully pointed out that the envelop protein or E-protein in Zika virus is responsible for causing microcephaly, a condition that leads to smaller size of brain in babies.
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