Nipah virus: Local self-government institutions and village offices can function with minimum staff. Banks, other government or quasi-government institutions, educational institutions, and anganwadis should not operate, the collector said.
A 79-year-old resident of the M-West ward, which encompasses regions around Chembur, displayed symptoms such as fever, nasal congestion, and cough starting on July 19.
The virus can hack into your call records, contacts, history, and camera, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In, the national cyber security agency, said in its warning.
H3N2 virus influenza has recently raised a lot of concerns among Indians. This virus is comparatively new and not much is known. However, here are some symptoms that one must be careful about.
The H3N2 influenza symptoms include persistent cough, headache, fever, and sinus-related symptoms, among others. While the condition is generally moderate, it has the potential to become severe in susceptible groups, putting one at risk of complications and even death.
Adenovirus cases in India: In an official order from the Chief Secretary, the Bengal government said, "In order to supervise the works related to the control of Adeno virus and treatment of affected persons, a task force is hereby constituted with immediate effect.
H3N2, also called the flu virus, is causing serious respiratory problems. Experts have noted that it has changed unexpectedly in the last six months, a major reason to worry.
India has reported two deaths due to H3N2 influenza virus, one in Karnataka and the other in Haryana.
In view of the sudden spike in H3N2 virus infection, the minister held a meeting today with the technical advisory committee and senior officials. Later, he addressed a press conference.
The chief minister had last week said ample measures are being taken by her administration to tackle the adenovirus situation.
According to the notice issued by the IMA Standing Committee for Anti-Microbial Resistance, seasonal fever will last five to seven days.
Medical college and hospitals, district and sub-divisional hospitals have been asked to run paediatric acute respiratory infection (ARI) clinics round the clock, the directive said.
Influenza, generally referred to as the flu, is a contagious viral infection that targets your respiratory system. Here is the difference between influenza B viruses and type A viruses: Know the symptoms, treatments, and prevention.
Health authorities in West Bengal have been advised to strengthen surveillance and monitoring of Adenovirus infections as the state is currently witnessing a spike in the viral infections.
US researchers have found that the Zika virus can mutate to become more infective - and potentially breakthrough pre-existing immunity. The finding is in line with the warning issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
CERT-In advised WhatsApp users to install the latest security update as the hackers might exploit then by sending a specially-crafted video file that can put users' information at risk. CERT-In, under the IT Ministry, described two remote code execution vulnerabilities in the WhatsApp platform.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a total of 52,997 people have been infected with the monkeypox virus. Of the cases registered in the last four weeks, 70.7 per cent came from the US and 28.3 per cent from Europe.
Lumpy skin disease: The disease has so far claimed the lives of 43 cattle in the state, a release from the animal husbandry said on Monday.
Monkeypox: The Transasia-Erba monkeypox RT-PCR kit is highly sensitive, but an easy-to-use test with uniquely formulated primer and probe for enhanced accuracy.
Japanese encephalitis news: Two new cases were also registered during the day, one each from Goalpara and Sonitpur. The Japanese encephalitis tally in the state stood at 377.
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