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Zika epidemic will end in three years, study suggests
Posted in Science on 17th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
They said this mirrored the pattern of other epidemics, such as chikungunia, a virus similar to Zika.
Viral hepatitis 'kills as many as Aids or TB'
Posted in Science on 8th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Viral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches Aids or tuberculosis, research in the Lancet suggests.
Cheap blood test can discriminate between bacterial, viral infections, study finds
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The overuse of antibiotics threatens to create a global scourge of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens.
Gene Editing could destroy latent viruses in the human body like herpes
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Herpes viruses can be implicated in blindness, birth defects and even cancer, and as yet, we cant rid ourselves of them.
Emerging strain of honeybee virus proves even more deadly
Posted in Featured, Science on 1st Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Viral infections have been identified as a major factor in the continued decline of bee colonies.