Parvovirus B19: One year later, where are we? Everything parents need to know
One year after the start of an epidemic of exceptional magnitude, parvovirus B19 continues to circulate in France. This viral ...
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Parvovirus B19: “The epidemic continues to rise”, especially among children
One year after the start of an epidemic of parvovirus B19 infections, Public Health France is warning of an increase ...
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Dengue: Guyana facing its strongest epidemic in 20 years
The dengue epidemic has accelerated in Guyana since the beginning of January, with an average of 800 new people infected ...
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The intestinal microbiota could influence the severity of respiratory viral infections
When a bacterial species is naturally present or administered into the intestines, it protects mice against infection caused by the ...
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Epidemic: why do many hide their symptoms?
Three-quarters of people surveyed in University of Michigan research admitted that they had or might hide an infectious disease from ...
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How dangerous can the flu be?
Potential complications linked to the flu tend to be underestimated in healthy people, according to Dr. Kristin Englund, infectious diseases ...
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Severe Covid, marker of undiagnosed cancer?
People who have developed a severe form of the coronavirus would have a greater risk of developing a tumour. THE ...
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Viral infection: women would be better protected thanks to an additional gene
According to a recent study, an extra copy of a gene could enhance the antiviral function of NK cells in ...
Read moreMale infertility: the self-test that leaves you perplexed
They entered the shelves of pharmacies at the beginning of the month, in all discretion. And yet the “SpermCheck Fertility” ...
Read moreInfertility: sperm designed in vitro by Chinese
Men who suffer from infertility are unable to produce germ cells in the testicles. In them, the process of cell ...
Read morePMA: the manifesto of 130 doctors to change the law
Can we break the law to provoke debate and raise awareness? Led by gynecologist René Frydman, the medical father of ...
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Infected for 411 days by Covid, researchers finally manage to cure it
A long Covid is a form of viral infection that persists beyond four weeks. British scientists recently announced that they ...
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Covid-19, flu: smokers would be more at risk
An American study has observed that smokers are more likely to contract a viral infection due to a coronavirus or ...
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Type 1 diabetes: it can be caused by a viral infection
Australian researchers have confirmed the link between type 1 diabetes and enterovirus infection. THE ESSENTIAL Human beings are the only ...
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Covid long: traces of the virus found a year after infection
Blood tests attest to the persistence of the Covid-19 virus in patients for up to a year after the presumed ...
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Why Covid-19 has remained a simple cold for some
After contracting the coronavirus, some patients suffer from a severe form of the disease, while others are spared. In recent ...
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Covid-19: the mystery of people never infected with the virus
Researchers are recruiting people who have never been infected with the virus, in order to understand what protects them. THE ...
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Infertility: no, bissap juice will not make you pregnant!
On the Facebook social network, a page on the effects of bissap juice on infertility has been shared thousands of ...
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Infertility: new avenues for understanding the deleterious effects of chemotherapy
While infertility affects one in four couples in France, French researchers have just understood why chemotherapy reduces the chances of ...
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Obesity: weight loss does not increase the chances of getting pregnant
In obese women, losing weight would have no effect on pregnancy, more specifically on the probability of conceiving a child. ...
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Start of the flu vaccination campaign
The flu vaccination campaign begins this Friday, October 22, first for priority people, before being extended on November 22 for ...
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Infectious mononucleosis: a higher risk of depression
In patients hospitalized because of mononucleosis, the risk of depression would be 40% higher. THE ESSENTIAL The increased risk of ...
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With the vaccine, the end of the mask? Why we still can’t certify it
Although it has now been demonstrated that vaccination is effective against Covid-19, its impact on transmission is still debated, despite ...
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Covid-19: why we must quickly isolate infected people
A study published in The Lancet highlights the high contagiousness of people infected with Covid-19 during the first week after ...
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Measles: 50% more deaths worldwide between 2016 and 2019
This viral infection, which particularly affects children, has reached its highest level in 23 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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Covid-19: first case of reinfection discovered in Hong Kong
The man, who tested positive in March, reportedly contracted the virus again in mid-August, but did not develop symptoms, the ...
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New Herpes Treatment Prevents Viral Infection
A new method for treating all types of herpes virus has been developed. It targets physical properties of the virus ...
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Covid-19 could cause diabetes in healthy young patients
Researchers report for the first time the case of a young man, originally in good health, who developed diabetes after ...
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Dengue virus: a first sexual contamination in Spain
The mosquito would not be the only vector of dengue fever. A sexual transmission of the virus between two men ...
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Multiple sclerosis: viral infections developed in childhood would be involved
According to a new study, viral infections caught during childhood could leave traces in the brain and ultimately contribute to ...
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