[ad_1] Dengue fever (pronounced by DENgee) is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the bite of the Aedes female mosquito. Dengue fever causes high fever, muscle pain, joint pain and rash. The severe …
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[ad_1] One-fifth of yellow fever vaccine provided long-term protection against the virus, according to data published in Annals of Internal Medicine. "Yellow fever epidemics and a stock of often-exhausted vaccines increase demand …
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[ad_1] An epidemic of haemorrhagic fever currently causing casualties in the state of Edo, LEADERSHIP learned Sunday. According to the National Library of Medicine of the United States, like the Ebola virus, …
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[ad_1] The Nigerian Disease Control Center (NCDC) yesterday announced the outbreak of yellow fever in the state of Edo. In a statement, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director general of NCDC in Abuja, said …
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[ad_1] The Nigerian Disease Control Center (NCDC) reports a suspected yellow fever outbreak in the state of Edo. Image / Robert Herriman Following the report of an epidemic of fever of unknown …
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[ad_1] Health News on Friday, November 23, 2018 Source: ghananewsagency.org 2018-11-23 The seven-day campaign would be conducted free of charge in 65 districts in nine regions The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has …
Read More »As Nepal heats up, a new threat to health threatens: dengue fever
[ad_1] POKHARA, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Rambhadur Bishwakarma started having a high fever in October, he was not very worried at first. "I thought the symptoms were simple flu or …
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[ad_1] POKHARA, Nepal, Nov. 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Rambhadur Bishwakarma began having a high fever in October, he was not very worried at first. "I thought the symptoms were simple …
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[ad_1] Viral disease mortality rate exceeds 22%, says disease control center By Rafiu Ajakaye Lagos, Nigeria In Nigeria, the number of deaths due to an outbreak of Lassa fever in nearly 150 …
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