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India targets polio immunisation at boundaries to prevent re-entry
India has stepped up vigilance at its borders to prevent the re-entry of polio from Pakistan as it aims to continue its two-year run free from the paralytic disease. Though the World Health...
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Tuberculosis cure finally on the cards?
Till date, the location in the body where the TB bacteria hide was not known making it difficult to completely eliminate it even after rigorous treatment. The bacteria remain in dormant but viable...
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Is the deadly SARS virus back?
Public health officials around the world are worried about a new virus – that belongs to the same family as the deadly SARS virus – which plagued 37 countries in in 2002-03 might be resurfacing. The...
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No need for universal vaccination for swine flu: Health Ministry
While accepting that there’s been a surge in swine flu cases across the northern states the health ministry has ruled out universal vaccine against H1N1 at this stage of the outbreak. ‘Various sub...
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Harvard docs impressed with Kumbh Mela orderliness
Largely impressed with the orderliness of the Mela and the lack of any major disease outbreak there, the team of international health experts comprising mainly medical doctors from Harvard University...
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Why the swine flu situation in India is bad
There’s something very familiar with the way swine flu news filters in from around the country. As the temperatures dip, the authorities of various states claim that the situation is under control,...
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BMC’s plans to fight tuberculosis in Mumbai
Communicable diseases like tuberculosis a very troublesome for densely populated cities like Mumbai where there’s ample scope for pathogen to spread from person to person. After Mayor Sunil Prabhu...
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Swine flu: Ten facts you should know
The swine flu menace is back in the country with over 2000 people testing positive for the virus across nine different states. Every day the papers and internet are full of swine flu numbers form...
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India swine flu update: Why is the viral epicentre shifting from South to...
The swine flu situation is getting worse in North India with Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana among the worst-hit states. While Delhi has had 1,267 cases, Rajasthan has over 600 cases but 115...
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World Tuberculosis Day 2013: How India’s faring in the battle against TB
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day and how India fares against the disease plays a major role in containing it the world over. India accounts for 20% of the world’s TB cases and the disease infects 3...
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China bird flu H7N9: Should you be worried?
Recently China has reported that the death toll due to the H7N9 bird flu has risen to 17, and infected 87 people. The Bird flu also known as the ‘Avian Flu’ is known to be transmitted from poultry to...
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Chicken pox: Causes,diagnosis and treatment
It’s summer time and itches and rashes are common, but if you notice either yourself or your child developing pus filled rashes along the back that progress to the rest of the body, you should be...
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Uttarakhand floods: Understanding the risk of epidemics
For the past 10 days, Uttarakhand has been fraught with danger. With large numbers of people stranded and thousands dead, the state is fearing an epidemic due to all the dead human and animal bodies...
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Prevent dengue with these 10 practical tips
With the monsoon come various diseases, and one of the most severe one is dengue. Also known as ‘break bone fever’ it is a painful and debilitating disease spread by mosquitoes. Caused due to the bite...
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Wash hands the right way; prevent diseases like cholera, typhoid and...
Do you know why it is so important to wash your hands after you have visited the bathroom and why some people are chided for not doing just that? Well, that is because washing your hands is an...
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Your most common questions about rabies answered (Expert interview)
Most people associate the word ‘rabies’ with two things – dogs and injections. They do not know other important facts that they ought to. It is a highly neglected and severely under-reported disease...
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MERS-CoV – Should Indians be worried? (Expert Interview)
The government of India seems to have finally woken up to the threat of the MERS-Cov and has increased surveillance at international airports and ports to prevent the entry of the deadly virus which...
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Leptospirosis – 10 simple tips to prevent it
Reports of the increasing number of cases of leptospirosis in the city are flooding the newspapers. If you are a Mumbaikar and have to brave the torrential rains we all are experiencing lately, you...
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Lessons from the SARS chapter which can help us fight MERS-CoV
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a new emerging zoonotic viral disease. It reminds us of the year 2002 when the SARS virus emerged in China. If we look back in time and...
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12 fast facts about MERS-CoV
Indian authorities are finally waking up to the dangers of MERS-CoV. Dr Ram Shukla, a specialist in infectious diseases from the UAE tells us 12 important facts about the disease: 1. Spread by...
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