According to a compilation of information, the Sras and Mers coronaviruses could survive up to 9 days on inanimate surfaces. This data from the work of German researchers could apply to the new coronavirus which continues to claim thousands of victims in China. – The human toll ofepidemic new coronavirus keeps getting heavier. The latest … Read more
Research teams around the world are working to better understand the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), identify an effective treatment and develop a vaccine. Professor Arnaud Fontanet, who heads the research and expertise unit in epidemiology of emerging diseases at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, analyzes the characteristics of the virus and reviews the evolution of knowledge of … Read more
Medicine Preventive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease will be funded for Utahns, as reported by the County Department of Health from Salt Lake. Since last January 27, the authorities offer the HIV prevention medicine called “PREP” in their clinics where they treat sexually transmitted diseases. “PREP” would help prevent the spread of the virus … Read more
The health emergency declaration given by WHO has led a group of researchers from China to publish in the scientific journal The Lancet a study that reveals the characteristics of people prone to contracting the coronavirus. The report notes that middle-aged men are the most likely to get the virus from Wuhan. Until the last … Read more
Professor Didier Houssin, who heads the emergency committee of the World Health Organization on the current epidemic in China, tells us with this polite distance that characterizes him: “Viruses are not alike. It’s a new bug every time. So plan… ” Then he makes this observation: “The champion in all categories is the flu virus, … Read more
The state of emergency procedure is scheduled for six months, according to Italian media. – Thehe Italian government declared a state of emergency on Friday to speed up the fight against the new coronavirus and avoid possible contagion, the day after the announcement of the first two cases in Italy in a Chinese tourist couple. … Read more
The government prepares to evacuate Americans at the center of the epidemic The secretary of Health, Alex Azar, announced that at the moment there has been no contagion in the five cases of coronavirus registered in the United States and asked China for more cooperation and transparency on the level of propagation so that the … Read more
Washington, United States The number of people who are under surveillance in U.S for possible cases of coronavirus increased to 110, while maintaining five patients who have been confirmed carry the virus in the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday (CDC). Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Immunization Center and … Read more
This is the great return of winter epidemics. Stomach aches, vomiting, diarrhea, general weakness: gastroenteritis spreads everywhere in France. During Christmas week, consultations in general medicine increased sharply with 289 consultations for acute diarrhea per 100,000 inhabitants, against 177 the previous week according to estimates by the Sentinelles network. The Great East, Occitania and New … Read more