Men exposed to the Zika virus and who have a pregnant partner should use a condom or abstain from sex until the baby is born, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Friday in guidelines aimed at preventing sexual transmission of the virus.
February 06, 2016
February 05, 2016
Active Zika Virus Discovered In Saliva and Urine
Active Zika virus has been detected in saliva and urine, a Brazilian public health institute said Friday, posing new questions on the possibility of the Zika virus infection occurring through these routes.
February 04, 2016
Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease) - Fact Sheet Of A Disease on the Verge of Eradication
Dracunculiasis (commonly known as guinea-worm disease) is a crippling parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis - a long, thread-like worm. It is transmitted exclusively when people drink stagnant water contaminated with parasite-infected water fleas.
February 03, 2016
WHO Moves to Protect Children from Tobacco Addiction Through Film Rating
WHO Urge Governments to Rate All Movies with Tobacco Scenes
The World Health Organization, WHO, has called on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use in a bid to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.
The World Health Organization, WHO, has called on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use in a bid to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.
United States Record First Case of Zika Virus Transmission, Attributes it to Sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite, a day after the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency.
February 01, 2016
WHO Declares Zika Virus Global Health Emergency, Says Causal Link to Brain Defects ‘strongly suspected’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the explosive spread of the Zika virus in the Americas is an "extraordinary event" that merits being declared an international emergency.
January 31, 2016
Zika virus disease: Questions and answers
As the Zika viral disease continues to spread explosively across the Americas, people are increasingly worried especially of pregnant women amongst them getting infected. However, the World Health Organization continues its enlightenment to increase awareness, and reduce infection to the barest minimum possible. WHO's Epidemiologist Erika Garcia provides more information about Zika virus disease.
January 30, 2016
Rio de Janeiro Olympics: IOC Advise National Olympic Committees on Rampaging Zika Virus
The IOC advised national Olympic committees on Friday to follow the World Health Organization's guidance on dealing with the Zika virus ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, asserting its confidence that the games will be safe.
January 29, 2016
Zika Virus Disease: What You Need to Know
For some weeks now, the world has seen a near 'explosive' and alarmingly increasing rate of the Zika Virus infection, and its consequences. What exactly is this little-known viral infection? This article takes a look at and summarizes the key facts of this infection, while shedding light on its symptoms and signs, mode of transmission and how to diagnose it, and what the WHO has been doing.
WHO to Convene Emergency Meeting on Zika Virus and Observed Increase in Neurological Disorders and Neonatal Malformations
WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations.
January 17, 2016
Low Bicarbonate Levels Linked to Early Death In Healthy Seniors
Healthy Older People are at high risk of Death if Low Bicarbonate
Elderly people who are healthy but who also have low blood levels of bicarbonate are at very high risk for premature death, according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)
Elderly people who are healthy but who also have low blood levels of bicarbonate are at very high risk for premature death, according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)
January 15, 2016
Ebola virus: New case emerges in Sierra Leone, WHO stress risk of more flare-ups
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in the Ebola-affected countries. This comes few hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa Ebola outbreak over.
French Drug Trial Gone Badly Wrong Leaves One Brain Dead and Five More In Hospital
One person has been left brain dead and five others have been hospitalized after taking part in a clinical trial in France of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Friday.
January 14, 2016
WHO Declare Liberia Ebola-free in Latest Outbreak; Says West Africa is at Zero, But New Flare-Ups Likely
Today, the World Health Organization declares the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia and says all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa. But the Organization says the job is not over, more flare-ups are expected and that strong surveillance and response systems will be critical in the months to come.
January 12, 2016
Nigeria Moves to Control Outbreak of Lassa Fever
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it would offer free treatment to dozens of victims of the latest outbreak of Lassa fever, a sign of how 2014’s Ebola epidemic has West African nations paying closer attention to the health of their citizens.
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