Black fungus is a disease caused by Mucorales Fungi. It is an Air born infection that infects upper or lower airways and is associated with sinusitis, rhinocerebral mucormycosis, or pulmonary infection. It can widely spread up to the skin, brain, and other sites. If patients do not receive aggressive...
Read MoreWhat is HPV? Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a common viral infection of the reproductive system. It is so common that at some point in life everyone gets exposed to it either one time or on multiple occasions. There is almost 150 strain of HPV. 40 of those strains are...
Read MoreThe vagina comprises more than 200 different types of organisms for its overall health and hygiene. It usually consists of Lactobacilli species, which can utilize glycogen with the help of estrogens (a hormone that usually presents in females to help in the development of the reproductive system). Fermentative microorganisms...
Read MoreAthlete’s foot is a fungal infection that affects the upper layer of the skin of the foot, especially when it is warm, moist, and irritated. It is also known as tinea pedi and ringworm of the foot. The fungus that causes athlete’s foot is called Trichophyton and is commonly...
Read MoreScience is often considered a male-dominated field. But these female scientists broke boundaries and made important discoveries. Rosalind Franklin Contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Franklin’s research data was the first to show the basic structure of DNA strands and reveal that it has two strands...
Read MoreAll vaccines aim is to provoke the immune system to produce antibodies without causing infection. There are different varieties of vaccine with the name of the company developing it. Virus Based Viral vector Nucleic acid Protein-based Virus Based Making of the vaccine in a weakened or inactivated form. Eg-...
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More than 90 vaccines are developed against SARS-CoV-2 around the world. Phase 1- 36 Vaccine Tested against safety and dosage. Scientists give vaccine to a small number of people to test safety and dosage, as well as to confirm that it stimulates the immune system. Phase 2- 25 Vaccine...
Read MoreIn August 2016, in a remote corner of Siberian tundra called the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic Circle, a 12-year-old boy died and at least twenty people were hospitalized after being infected by anthrax, a rare but deadly bacterial disease. It is believed to have spread from reindeer. 75...
Read MoreWe probably hear about 8 blood type which is A, B, AB or O can be +ve or –ve. But there are potentially millions of blood types. Your blood type is defined by the antigen present in the blood. Antigens are part of your body’s natural defenses. They recognise...
Read MoreRussia says it is ready to approve the first-ever coronavirus vaccine. It will be first offered to front line health care workers but large scale trial phase 3 will only begin after the approval. That decision is raising widespread concern. The WHO and the Russian Association of Clinical Research...
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