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Malaysia confirmed the first Zika case
On September 1, Malaysian officials confirmed that the country had the first Zika virus infection. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who had just returned from Singapo…
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Warning for pertussis outbreak in Cao Bang
Nearly a month ago, Duc Hanh commune, Bao Lam district, Cao Bang province has 49 people with typical clinical symptoms of pertussis, 4 out of 18 samples tested positive…
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Outbreak of dengue fever, 14 people died
Compared to the same period last year, the number of dengue cases has tripled, 14 people have died, concentrated in some localities, especially in 4 provinces in the Cen…
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How dangerous is diphtheria?
The toxin of diphtheria bacteria can affect the major organs of the body that cause heart attack, nephritis, paralysis of hands, feet, squint, change of voice due to lar…
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The diphtheria and complications
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease that occurs at any age and can lead to rapid death if not treated promptly.
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Watch out for Japanese outbreak of encephalitis
July is considered the peak of Japanese encephalitis with multiple hospitalizations across the country, which can lead to death or severe sequelae.
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How dangerous is the carnivorous parasite caused by IS
The deadly leishmania epidemic is raging in Syria due to parasitic whip parasites causing skin ulcers, destroying organs such as spleen, liver, bone marrow ...
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Ho Chi Minh City's first baby died of meningococcal inflammation
5-month-old girl hospitalized with Tropical Disease due to high fever, pale skin, death after only a few hours, was identified as meningococcal inflammation.
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Many children are hospitalized with meningitis
Every day, the pediatric department of Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi) has 7-8 children diagnosed with meningitis, increasing more than the same period last year.
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Wash your hands, act small to save many lives
Many studies have shown that an unclean hand may contain millions of bacteria and many pathogens, but many people forget how to prevent disease simply by washing their h…
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Common epidemics of summer diseases
Summer easily bursts with many dangerous diseases such as dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, diarrhea, flu, encephalitis ...
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Yellow fever is at risk of a global outbreak
Experts warning the raging yellow fever epidemic in Angola could spark the global health crisis due to a shortage of vaccines.
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Humans marry to avoid sexual disease
Marriage is an evolutionary step of the human race from polygamy to protect reproductive health, ensuring good maintenance of the race.
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The risk of gonorrhea into drug-resistant disease
Many experts warn that gonorrhea in the UK is booming into epidemics, which can spread globally and are difficult to treat due to the onset of resistance.
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When antibiotics become useless, more people die from bacteria than cancer
Common infectious diseases can become silent killers if there are no timely measures in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. That is a recent review by medical pro…