Viruses close to SARS-CoV-2 discovered in bats in Laos
© Shutterstock / Rudmer ZwerverThey have the sweet names of BANAL-103, BANAL-236 and BANAL-52. These are three viruses found in ...
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Bacteria, viruses… What are the risks of swimming in pools, lakes or rivers?
© ShutterstockWild bathing has grown considerably in recent years. Not only is outdoor swimming a pleasant way to enjoy the ...
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Thousands of viruses found in dirty baby diapers
© Shutterstock / antibydniIn general, viruses are associated with a disease. But our bodies are full of bacteria and viruses ...
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Tiger mosquito: a new study reveals that it can transmit the West Nile and Usutu viruses
© Shutterstock / frank60This disturbing discovery was made by researchers from the Institut Pasteur, as part of a mosquito monitoring ...
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A link between certain viruses and Alzheimer’s disease
© iStockPhotosA team of 31 experienced specialists and scientists has just signed an editorial in the Alzheimer's Disease Journalin which ...
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Who are the noroviruses, these viruses that contaminate shellfish in Brittany?
© ShutterstockThis Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the Morbihan prefecture issued an order prohibiting the collection and marketing of all shellfish ...
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Covid, flu: a mask that detects viruses in the air
© Shutterstock / Dragana GordicRespiratory infectious diseases like covid-19 or influenza viruses are pandemics that can continuously spread through the ...
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Infectious diseases: farmed rats are carriers of still unknown viruses
© Getty ImagesAlthough it is sometimes considered a pet, the rat is best known for being a vector of disease. ...
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33 ancient viruses (including 28 never discovered before) spotted in a Tibetan glacier
© Shutterstock / Lihana33 pathogens have been discovered by American scientists in a glacier in Tibet. Among the latter, perfectly ...
Read moreA link between certain viruses and Alzheimer’s disease
© iStockPhotosA team of 31 experienced specialists and scientists has just signed an editorial in the Alzheimer's Disease Journalin which ...
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Smallpox: researchers refuse to destroy the last viruses
On May 1, a group of international virologists published an open letter in the American scientific journal Plos Pathogens asking ...
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Why is the melting of permafrost raising fears of the appearance of viruses?
© Getty ImagesPermafrost, also called permafrost, is the part of the ground that remains frozen permanently, and which has been ...
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Colds, gastroenteritis, flu… Viruses attack: 6 things to know to deal with them
© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© Shutterstock© ShutterstockWe had almost forgotten them, yet they are back: the winter viruses are starting ...
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Soon the same vaccine against dengue and Zika viruses?
© FotoliaOne and the same vaccine could counteract dengue and the Zika. Virology researchers fromInstitut Pasteur in Paris have identified ...
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Viruses affect men more than women
© istockInfectious diseases are said to be less fatal in women than in men. This unequal treatment is due not ...
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Bacteria-eating viruses to prevent food poisoning?
© iStockAfter salmonella in the infant milk, here is the listeria in the sliced ham... What if we could prevent ...
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We can anticipate viruses by observing them from the sky with a satellite
© istockPredict an epidemic with a satellite. The technique is already used by epidemiologists to collect valuable information on tropical ...
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Antibiotic resistance: understanding viruses that help fight bacteria
© ThinkstockHow to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria ? One of the answers is phage therapy, which consists of using viruses, ...
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Herbal medicine: how to treat a child who catches all the winter viruses
© AnneMSEffective remediesEchinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) and propolis associated with a diffusion of essential oil (EO) of radiated eucalyptus (Eucalyptus radiata).How ...
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Covid-19 and influenza: why these two viruses are not comparable
© Getty ImagesAre there similarities between the Sars-Cov-2 virus (responsible for Covid-19) and the influenza virus? Dr. Sylvie Behillil. Yes. ...
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The amazing benefits of garlic against viruses and bacteria
Garlic has a reputation for bad breath, but it has a lot to offer on the immune and digestive level. ...
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Drinking too much makes you vulnerable to viruses
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester in the United States have shown that drinking too much ...
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Animals are believed to carry 320,000 new viruses
© iStockphoto Finding these new strains in animals would allow us to work on ways to prevent future pandemics. Currently, ...
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Viruses: we don’t wash our hands enough!
We cannot repeat it enough: hand washing is the first step and even the essential gesture that prevents the spread ...
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Microbiologists discover 33 viruses in Tibetan glacier
Scientists have learned of the existence of pathogens in a glacier. The viruses are said to be 15,000 years old.The ...
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Targeted treatment would destroy HIV viruses
Until now, treatments against AIDS have come up against the elimination of the cells of the immune system where the ...
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Viruses prefer cultivated plants to wild plants
© iStockWhile the human population is expected to reach 9.7 billion inhabitants by 2050, natural areas will increasingly be converted ...
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Covid-19: A fabric tested in transport in Lyon and Paris able to destroy viruses
A French company is developing an anti-microorganism and self-cleaning product capable of destroying viruses (including the coronavirus) on contact with ...
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Does Covid-19 extinguish other viruses?
Usually they are already there, but this year there were no outbreaks of influenza, bronchiolitis or gastroenteritis. No epidemic declared ...
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Does the PCR corona test also give a positive result for other viruses?
How reliable is the PCR test? Good question! In this section PlusOnline goes in search of answers to nagging questions. ...
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