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The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a disease through the air after “airborne” and “aerosol transmission” contributed to misleading information during the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Through the air’ is the new terminology for pathogen spread: UN agency

HQ Team April 19, 2024: The WHO, health experts and agencies have agreed on the terminology used to describe the spread of a.

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April 19, 2024
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Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to that person, who are not immune, will also become infected.

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Opinion: Better surveillance, vaccination, key to curb chickenpox

Chickenpox is an acutely contagious disease caused by the VZV. If one person has chicken pox, up to 90% of those close to.

by HealthQuill
April 2, 2024
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The US state of Oregon has confirmed its first case of bubonic plague in eight years and authorities say there is no cause for worry with no new cases of the disease being reported.

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US Oregon state reports first case of bubonic plague in 8 years

HQ Team February 15, 2024: The US state of Oregon has confirmed its first case of bubonic plague in eight years and authorities.

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February 15, 2024
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Scientists have discovered five known cases of possible medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease after the patients have undergone previous treatments.

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Researchers find five cases of medically-acquired Alzheimer’s in UK

HQ Team February 12, 2024: Scientists have discovered five known cases of possible medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease after the patients have undergone previous.

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February 12, 2024
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The World Health Organisation is monitoring an increase in children’s illness caused by pathogens, including acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, in northern China.

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WHO keeping an eye on a surge of respiratory illness in northern China

The World Health Organization is monitoring an increase in children’s illness caused by pathogens, including acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, in northern China.

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November 24, 2023
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The WHO slammed the Chinese authorities for not being transparent in sharing data related to COVID-19 origins and urged Beijing to conduct "investigations and share the results" with the global health agency.

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New report opens a can of worms on COVID-19 origins, WHO steps in

The WHO slammed the Chinese authorities for not being transparent in sharing data related to COVID-19 origins and urged Beijing to conduct "investigations.