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A Nature study shows that Covid-19 and influenza can awaken dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, triggering rapid metastasis. Researchers linked this to immune response-driven inflammation and advised cancer survivors to take precautions against respiratory infections.

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have found that previous exposure to certain seasonal influenza viruses can enhance cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

If an outbreak with potential to spread to other areas is detected, State government can check its spread very quickly, says Veena George

These viral fever cases are being reported to clinics with symptoms of fever, sometimes high fever, body aches, headaches, fatigue, weakness, runny nose or total nasal congestion and lethargy.

In the advisory, Dr. B Ravinder Nayak, the Director of Public Health (DPH) of Telangana, also urged people to avoid crowded places, maintain a safe distance from individuals with flu symptoms, and stay at home to limit contact with others if they are feeling unwell.

“The initiative is a key step in positioning India as a leader in the clinical development of pharmaceutical agents,” said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ICMR has formalized Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) with several sponsors for four promising molecules under its Phase 1 clinical trials network.

Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease mainly found in tropical rainforest regions of Central and West Africa, with occasional cases elsewhere. An ongoing outbreak in Africa has led to over 14,000 cases and 524 deaths, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a global health emergency.

The CDC estimates that there have been at least 28 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalisations, and 20,000 deaths from flu so far this season.

While the variant, BA.2.86, has not been classified as a "variant of concern" by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), it is being monitored closely due to its proclivity to mutate.

Currently, the infection level of Covid in South Korea is categorised as Class 2, on par with chickenpox or measles.

Health authorities reported the nation's first possible case of community transmission of mpox on Saturday

To detect the presence of the viruses that cause Covid-19 and the flu scientists from the University of Texas at Austin used a single-atom-thick nanomaterial to build a device.

Cases pertaining to upper respiratory tract infections, and allergies also going up, say health experts.

While the results, published in the Nature journal Communications Biology, are promising, the researchers caution the public against rushing to buy sulforaphane supplements available online and in stores.

London: Covid-19 now could be less deadly than flu in the UK, infectious diseases expert Professor Paul Hunter said, although he warned another variant could still change this. According to the Daily Mail, government figures indicate the virus had a mortality rate of around 0.2 per cent before the ultra-transmissible strain erupted onto the scene. […]

Researchers from the University of Miami in Florida, US, found that patients with Covid-19 who had been vaccinated against flu were also less likely to visit the emergency department and be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

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The total number of active cases was 570 now. The city reported 59 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.