Category: Health Crisis
New Class of Antibiotics Found to Be Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance is the phenomenon where microscopic organisms like bacteria, fungi, and viruses change certain components within them over time and no longer respond to …
England and the US Will Soon Require Negative Tests for Entry to Their Territories
International travelers will be required to present a negative Covid 19 test to enter England starting this Friday, January 15. The same applies to the United States, which plans …
Immunity to the Coronavirus Can Last at Least Eight Months According to Study
Finally, scientists can estimate the duration of the immune response against the coronavirus. According to a new study published in Science, immunity to SARS-Cov-2 can last at least eight …
Coronavirus: Could Mink Be the Intermediate Host We Have Been Looking For?
Now that cases of coronavirus have been identified on mink farms, questions have arisen about the role of this animal in causing the current Covid-19 pandemic. Is it the …The Origins of Antibiotics Resistance: A New Study
Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria. Since their accidental discovery in the 1920s by Alexander Fleming, they have revolutionized the field of medicine. The first antibiotic, …
COVID-19 Pandemic: Hard Times Still Ahead Warns the WHO
Although we’re past 2020, coronavirus is still very much present and spreading. The WHO warns that the start of the year will not be as quiet as some might …COVID-19: The Latest Facts on the New SARS-Cov-2 UK and South African Strains
The two new strains of SARS-Cov-2, one of which has emerged in the UK and the other in South Africa, are wreaking havoc at the start of a new …
STIs: Gonorrhea Is Increasingly Resistant to Antibiotics According to the WHO
Cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea are increasingly being reported in the West. According to experts at the World Health Organization, this may be due to the overuse of antibiotics associated …
Coronavirus: Scientists From Spain Develop a New System That Can Detect Airborne Viruses
Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and the University of Valencia (UV) have developed a new system to detect SARS-Cov-2 in the ambient air. Read Also: Do …