Tuberculosis once again surpasses Covid-19
Around 8.2 million new cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed in 2023, the highest number ever recorded by WHO. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Infectious diseases are spreading more since Covid-19
Since 2019, more than 40 countries or territories have reported at least one resurgence of infectious diseases such as measles ...
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Increase in eye infections: what are the causes?
Bacteria, viruses, parasites... These micro-organisms can cause infectious eye diseases, cases of which have increased in recent years. Recently, an ...
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Tuberculosis in Isère: what are the signs of the disease?
The discovery of a case of tuberculosis in a college in Isère led to the screening of 150 students. Update ...
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The “5th disease”, a virus that mainly affects children
A few symptoms make it possible to identify the “5th disease”, an infectious disease with a funny name, most of ...
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Tuberculosis: several cases in a high school in Roubaix, what signs should alert?
In Roubaix, cases of tuberculosis have been identified in a high school. Today, this infectious disease can be cured very ...
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Exotic viruses: global warming exacerbates the risks in France
The rise in temperature sees the tiger mosquito, vector of dangerous infectious diseases, settling in France. THE ESSENTIAL In mainland ...
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Malaria: genetically modified mosquitoes to vaccinate on a large scale?
A team of American researchers recently developed a first version of a promising vaccine against malaria. During the study, the ...
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Dengue fever alert in France: 5 facts to understand the situation
Various health authorities have recently alerted to an increase in dengue fever cases in France. How can this upsurge be ...
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Why it is better to avoid consuming a food affected by a fly
Eating food on which a fly has landed is not without health risks, as this insect can transmit diseases to ...
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What is a zoonosis?
A zoonosis is an infectious disease that has passed from animals to humans. It can be of bacterial, viral or ...
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Nearly 60% of infectious diseases are aggravated by global warming
Climatic hazards linked to greenhouse gases have consequences on the vectors of certain infectious pathologies. THE ESSENTIAL This research was ...
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Tuberculosis responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide in 2018
According to the new WHO annual report, 10 million cases and 1.5 million deaths related to tuberculosis were recorded in ...
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World Malaria Day: where does the research stand?
On the occasion of World Malaria Day this April 25, Why Doctor takes stock of the existing therapeutic solutions to ...
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Liberia: mysterious disease kills eleven people
An infectious disease has infected 19 people in the space of five days in Liberia. It is not Ebola, according ...
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A first human case detected in Hong Kong: what is rat hepatitis E?
This upsets the certainties of the scientific community: for the first time in the world, a case of rat hepatitis ...
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Teixobactin: a further step towards the development of the super antibiotic
An important step has just been taken in the development of a new antibiotic based on teixobactin, capable of eradicating ...
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Global scourge: what is the mysterious “disease X” on which the WHO warns?
In the list of priority diseases, which has just been published by the WHO, there is a mysterious "disease X". ...
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Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria responsible for ulcers and stomach cancer
Stomach ulcer, contrary to popular belief, is very rarely due to stress. Doctors have long known a secret that the ...
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Listeriosis, a disease transmitted by contaminated cheeses served in a canteen in Nantes
Parents of infected children must be reassured: there is little risk of complications even if the number of people suffering ...
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500 years later, we know why millions of Aztecs were wiped out.
Remember! When man first returned from the moon, the astronauts had to stay in quarantine for a long time, because ...
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Infectious diseases: Bill Gates releases $ 40 million
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants $ 40 million to a British company. This is developing a new form ...
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Leishmaniasis: the parasite is more virulent in the evening
Pathogens would be waiting for the right time to infect us. And this period is dependent on the circadian rhythms ...
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Migrants: authorities have stopped three epidemics in the North
Surveillance of infectious outbreaks in the Calais and Grande-Synthe migrant camps helped limit the scale of three epidemics.Three epidemics: this ...
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Floods: the African continent overwhelmed by epidemics
In Africa, several countries are trying to limit the health repercussions of floods linked to heavy rains. A cholera epidemic ...
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Climate change will promote many diseases
Two thirds of the most dangerous diseases for public health are thought to be sensitive to global warming. The impact ...
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Liberia: mysterious disease kills twelve in ten days
21 people developed a still unknown infection in Liberia. Within 10 days, the disease killed 12 people. It is not ...
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Occitanie: the ARS warns of an upsurge in measles cases
The Occitanie Regional Health Agency is sounding the alarm bells in the face of the increase in measles cases, and ...
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Tuberculosis: a case detected in a school in Limoges
A worker from a school in Limoges suffers from tuberculosis. All children and school staff are invited to get tested. ...
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Global health: the decline in infectious diseases
The World Health Organization draws up a positive assessment in 2016 in terms of the fight against global infectious diseases."Advances ...
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