48,500 year old zombie virus revived by scientists in Russia

Nov 30, 2022

A team of French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now. According to New York...

Doctor's Day: Stigma around coronavirus is as infectious as virus itself

Jun 30, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 30 : "Hume bimaari se ladna hai, beemar se nahi, unse bhedbhaav na kare (We have to fight the disease,...

Ex-director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalisation for West Nile virus

Aug 25, 2024

Former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US, Dr. Anthony Fauci is recovering well after hospitalisation for the West Nile...

Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

Jul 18, 2022

Accra [Ghana], July 18 : Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.

UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus

Apr 05, 2023

Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea...

"Highly infectious, fatal": AIIMS Bilaspur president says no vaccine available for Nipah virus

Jan 26, 2026

"Nipah virus is highly infectious and fatal. Patients either develop symptoms of encephalitis or severe respiratory disease. The mortality rate ranges between 40 and...