Biology
How is the virus spread if you share a plane with an ill person?
Are you afraid of flying to increase your chances of getting an infection? Imagine you have to get into a closed box with more than 100 people, but unfortunately there i…
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Health
Strange patients in the US have brain eating amoeba while still ... living
According to doctors who directly involved in the treatment of the patient, a woman in Seattle, the unnamed woman went to see a doctor when she had a chronic sinus infec…
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American developed smart pill
US scientists have developed and tested on smart pig pills to release antibiotics and monitor body temperature.
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The link between human milk and wild animal milk
Overall, 700 million tons of milk is produced worldwide every year. But this statistic of course misses the milk of a mammal, that is human.
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An exotic chicken egg, the shape is no different ... feces
Ordinary chicken eggs are oval but recently, Gea Berculo - a rancher in Gelderland, Netherlands, found a strange egg, shaped like a stool.
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Startled, the monster used the corpse as a weapon of destruction
The ancient people used the corpse as a deadly weapon to shout fear and infect the enemy.
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Infectious diseases, commercial aircraft:
According to Daily Star Online, in the past six months alone, Zimbabwe has been affected by a cholera outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a new Eb…
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Anthrax bacteria - scary biological weapons!
The most common form of infection in humans is through skin contact, when anthrax spores enter the body at open wounds.
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Why did the Japanese use their toothpicks to break their tails?
For Japanese people, the use of toothpicks to floss has become a beautiful culture, but only listening to many people is also intoxicating.
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Getting on the plane first can be harmful to your health
Experts at Arizona State University (USA) have studied air situations to find out how the disease spread if there is a sick passenger.
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Potential illness behind the kiss
Kissing others can result from mild illnesses such as oral herpes to more serious problems such as viral or mumps meningitis.
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Giant mice sniff TB, detect mines
Giant African kangaroos, trained to detect mines, are contributing to the fight against tuberculosis in Tanzania and Mozambique.
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10 threats threaten the earth
Cosmic black holes, meteorites and comets, super volcanoes until nuclear war are hypotheses of natural or artificial threats that lead to the end of human civilization.
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Just one virus molecule is enough to cause infectious disease
Can exposure to a viral molecule make you infected? Until now, we still do not have enough solid evidence.