Syphilis is one of the oldest sexually transmitted infections. Until recently, it was thought that this disease was disappearing - but now it is resurrecting at an alarming rate, reports the BBC. Since the first mention of syphilis in the 1490s, the disease has been called by many different names...
Empty streets, closed restaurants, canceled trains and flights - we have seen all this more than once in horror films. The MC.today edition has selected 10 films and TV series about viruses, infection and quarantine. We do not recommend watching them for the faint of heart - amid the closure of the metro, shopping ...
The bubonic plague first appeared in Mongolia and now in northern China. Local authorities warn that the disease is transmitted from person to person, writes DW. The authorities of the Bayan-Nur urban district in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China on Sunday, July 5, ...
Already 563 people have become victims of the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus. But the spread of the disease has not yet reached the level to declare a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Over the past century, three pandemics have been officially registered in the world. TUT.BY looked at when disease outbreaks crossed the critical threshold, writes Tut.by. ...
The United States has recorded the sixth case of infection with the Chinese coronavirus and the first case of transmission of this virus from person to person, RBC reports. This was reported by the Associated Press with reference to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We are talking about a married couple...
The coronavirus, whose epidemic began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has already killed 26 people and infected more than 900 people, according to Yahoo. The virus has spread to nine other countries, including the United States. Patients infected with coronavirus have the following symptoms: fever, headaches, pneumonia. But, according to ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a second case of coronavirus in the United States. On Friday, January 24, a woman over 60 was diagnosed with symptoms. She is now in Illinois, and recently was in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Fox News informs. Agency…
New York City's measles cases hit a 20-year high in several counties across the state, according to doctors. At least 160 people have been infected with the virus that usually infects children in New York, and unusual outbreaks of measles have also been reported internationally ...
The threat of Ebola forced a Denver hospital to shut down operations and call in an emergency team of employees in protective suits who tested everything until it turned out that the suspect patient's test results were negative. Denver Health Medical Center announced this evening...
The worst E. coli outbreak in the United States in a decade has sickened 210 people in 36 states. Twenty-seven of the victims had kidney failure. Five people have died - deaths were recorded in Arkansas, California, Minnesota and New York. The source of the bacteria...