Covid: in China, the BF.7 variant would be extremely contagious, should we be worried?
© shutterstockIf you think the Covid-19 outbreak is over, think again. In China, a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
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Is depression contagious?
© FotoliaCatching a cold, the flu or gastro, that's what is usual during an epidemic. But that it is also ...
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Stress is contagious
© Thinkstockthe stress transmitted by others would have the same effects on the brain as our own stress, according to ...
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Complex regional pain syndrome: the pain is contagious
Some people claim to suffer just by looking at something painful, according to the results of a study published in ...
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Dangerousness of the English variant, effect of the sun and contamination by surfaces: reassuring news
Some good news about SARS-CoV-2 since the virus is less transmissible by surfaces and in the sun. The British variant, ...
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And now the “Breton” variant…
A new variant, called the Breton variant, was detected at the hospital center in Lannion, in the Côtes d'Armor. This ...
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Dangerous cultural events? Two concerts soon to be organized in Marseille to test their effect on contagions
The Dôme de Marseille will organize two concerts, next March and April, with the public and in partnership with Inserm ...
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Covid-19: children are as contagious as adults
Age would not influence the contagious potential of a person infected with Covid-19. A discovery that raises questions about the ...
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Covid-19: the mutation discovered in the United Kingdom is “50% to 74%” more contagious
A study confirms that the new variant of the virus, dubbed VOC 202012/01, is more contagious. The authors of the ...
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Covid-19: asymptomatic people four times less contagious
The symptoms caused by a Covid-19 infection would make patients four times more contagious than those, contaminated, who show no ...
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Covid-19: maximum contagiousness lasts 5 days
In Covid-19, the duration of the contagious phase does not exceed 9 days and the peak is at the end ...
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Covid-19: cured patients could still be carriers of the coronavirus
Patients theoretically cured of Covid-19 tested positive in a study conducted in Italy. But it was not possible to determine ...
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Coronavirus: do we remain contagious even after death?
© Getty Images/iStockphotoOn social networks, it all started with an article titled “According to a study, a person who died ...
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Inflammatory proteins protect against herpes
Pro-inflammatory proteins can play an important role in reducing the spread of the herpes virus.The genital herpes virus is almost ...
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BA.2 (sub variant Omicron): it is one and a half times more contagious, according to a Danish study
© ShutterstockWhile the Omicron variant circulates at significant levels throughout the world, three sub-lineages of Omicron have been defined: BA.1, ...
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New omikron variant is even more contagious
5 questions about new omikron variant BA.2 In a few weeks there will be a new variant of the corona ...
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The (new) form of the coronavirus is even more contagious
© Getty ImagesThe Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus has evolved and this is not good news: according to researchers at the Los Alamos ...
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Erysipelas, a contagious dermatological infection
© Getty ImagesIn medical language, erysipelas is defined as an "acute non-necrotizing bacterial dermo-hypodermitis". Concretely, it is an infection of ...
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Covid-19: we are especially contagious the first 5 days
© Getty ImagesYou do not have any symptoms of Covid-19 and are convinced that you do not have it, and ...
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Coronavirus: how long does a patient remain contagious?
© Getty Images / iStockphotoHow long can a symptomatic patient transmit Covid-19? This is the whole problem with the coronavirus: ...
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Stress: beware, its effect on the brain could be contagious
According to a new Canadian study in mice, the effect of stress on the brain could be communicated from person ...
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Feet-hands-mouth: contagious but benign!
© ThinkstockTom, 4, has had little pimples all over his hands and feet, as well as around his mouth, since ...
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Herpes no shame. Just know it, to act at the first signs
While Sexually Transmitted Diseases are making a comeback, genital herpes is among the fastest growing. While many people are unaware ...
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Genital warts are very contagious
There are a hundred types of HPV, very contagious, only some of which cause genital warts sometimes responsible for the ...
Read moreIs Depression Contagious?
© FotoliaCatching a cold, the flu or gastroenteritis is usual during an epidemic. But that it is also possible to ...
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Measles: why is the virus so contagious?
While a rather worrying measles epidemic has affected France since 2008, Inserm researchers have looked into the mechanism of contamination ...
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Flu: how long are we contagious?
© Getty ImagesEven without coughing, people with the flu generate viral micro-droplets just by breathing that stay suspended in the ...
Read moreStress is contagious
© Thinkstockthe stress transmitted by others would have the same effects on the brain as our own stress, according to ...
Read moreAre bright red gums contagious?
I have a new girlfriend, she's 66. She hasn't been to the dentist since she was a kid because of ...
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Covid-19: the Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox
The Delta variant is said to be as contagious as chickenpox. This was stated last week by an internal memo ...
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