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Nipah, henipavirus

Nipah virus is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans from animals, such as bats or pigs. It is a ...

Radiation is a form of energy that naturally exists in the environment. It is also produced by human ...

undiagnosed

International SOS monitors reports of clusters of illness where a cause is yet to be identified. The ...

Zikavirus, ZIKV,

Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to a group of viruses called "flaviviruses", which includes dengue and Wes ...

Chemical threat emergencies refer to a release of a toxic gas, liquid, or solid that is harmful to p ...

bird flu, H5N1

H5N1 bird flu is a highly pathogenic avian influenza that first emerged in domestic geese in Guangdo ...

bird

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” refers to a group of influenza A viruses that primarily ...

pig, swine, H3N2 variant, H3N2v, H1N1v, H1N2v

There are multiple "variant" swine flu strains. Variant strains can occur when genetic material is e ...

seasonal flu

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 is a strain of influenza virus causing respiratory illness in humans. This st ...

Swine flu, G4, EA, H1N1

Researchers studying influenza in pigs have identified the strain G4 EA H1N1 that has infected 10% o ...

Hendra, henipavirus

Hendra virus (HeV) is closely related to Nipah virus. It was first identified in 1994 in Hendra, a B ...

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause two different types of illness in humans: Ha ...

Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious viral disease of the nervous system. It can have seriou ...

  Plague is a potentially severe infection ...

Malaria is a serious disease caused by Plasmodium (a parasite), transmitted through mosquito bites, ...

coronavirus

Towards the end of December 2019, authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, announced a cluster o ...

Respiratory illnesses can be caused by many different viruses, including adenovirus, rhinovirus, res ...

Flu

Seasonal influenza, or flu, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by various strains o ...

Air quality

Poor air quality, also known as 'haze', 'smog' and 'air pollution', can negatively impact one's heal ...