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Flies: intermediate transmission of H5N1?
Through molecular research, scientists discovered H5N1 in the body of flies in the respiratory system, digestive system, epidermis, muscles and eggs, according to Wasito…
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Issue new guidelines for diagnosis and prevention of infection with influenza A (H5N1) in humans
The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on diagnosis, management and prevention of influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. This document replaces the guidelines…
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Finding out why H5N1 is hard to jump from person to person
The killer virus H5N1 prefers to reside in cells deep in the lungs, rather than the top part of the respiratory tract as with other flu strains, two recent studies found.
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H5N1 virus lives in human blood
Thai scientists first discovered a large amount of H5N1 virus in the blood of a patient who died in December last year. This surprised the scientific community because b…
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Bird flu can cause intestinal illness
H5N1 virus can cause disease in humans through the intestines, not just through the respiratory tract, and sometimes diarrhea is a symptom of bird flu. It is a warning o…
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China has the same drug Tamiflu
Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said the Tamiflu-like drug was effective in treating bird flu. One of the basic ingredients o…
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Bodhi smoke can fight bird flu
In some provinces, it is experienced to use pigeons to treat animals. Measures for prevention and control of avian influenza by the method of smoked dove have a scientif…
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The Ministry of Health urgently requires flu prevention
Currently, the situation of influenza in many localities in the country is also on the rise, the number of cases of hospitalized flu is increasing in some end-line hospi…
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Strange security technology with ... breath
What makes you different from other people. You think it is fingerprints, which you leave behind when touching objects. Now, add a breath to this list.
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Machine for treating allergic rhinitis
In addition to causes such as dust, pollen, house dust, perfume, smoke ... the weather changes erratically at the time of the season is also the cause of the increase in…
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Headphones regulate blood pressure
The device, called Resperate, looks like a pocket-sized music player, which regulates breathing by producing a relaxing sound through the accompanying earbuds.
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Will MP3 players replace medical stethoscopes?
Stethoscopes have long been considered the most familiar tool by doctors and nurses. A team at the University of Alberta in Canada has confirmed that in the future MP3 p…