The whole history of mankind is life side by side with bacteria, parasites and viruses. They cause infectious diseases, that is, transmitted through various kinds of contacts: through the blood, as HIV, hepatitis B and C, with insect bites like malaria, by airborne droplets like flu, tuberculosis and measles. Since the end of last year, … Read more
The number of people infected with Coronavirus around the world exceeds one hundred thousand people, and more than 3,400 deaths have been recorded in 92 countries and regions. The global markets in New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid, Milan and London on Friday suffered huge losses, underscoring the fear of long-term economic consequences worldwide. Pat epidemic … Read more
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Chinese virus experts ‘unanimously’ agree that chloroquine, an old anti-malaria drug, should be included in the treatment of Covid-19, the serious infectious disease caused by the new corona virus SARS-CoV2. Sun Yanrong, an expert from the China National Center for Biotechnology Development, reported at a press conference in Beijing last week. She referred to clinical … Read more
Seasonal flu kills 60,000 a year in Europe and European citizens must not oppose its vaccine, said Wednesday February 26 in Rome an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe. >> Covid-19: more than 1,500 dead in China, 1st case in Africa>> Coronavirus: a Lyon laboratory on the bridge to find a treatment … Read more
Feb 25 (Reuters) – US health authorities reported Tuesday that they have started the first clinical trial of the antiviral drug Remdesivir, of the Gilead Sciences group, in hospitalized patients with the coronavirus The first patient in the trial with experimental medicine is an American who was repatriated after being in quarantine on the Diamond … Read more
Never harmless, seasonal flu is even less so in pregnant women, immunocompromised because of their condition, for which the consequences can be dramatic. “The flu can be much more severe, breathing difficulties take on proportions that are difficult to control, and a mother’s respiratory failure can have consequences for the fetus, indicates the Pr Yves … Read more
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The first death outside of the Asian continent of a patient with coronavirus occurred in France. It was the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn, who announced on Saturday the death of this patient, aged 80, who had been hospitalized since the end of January in Bichat (Paris XVIIIe). The state of health of this Chinese … Read more
INTERVIEW – The head of the infectious diseases department at Bichat hospital believes that the fight against Covid-19 will allow the development of a vaccine against coronaviruses in general. –“Many people are afraid of vaccines, and that is nonsense. One of the reasons people don’t trust them is that they have been very effective. These … Read more
This was the deadline revealed by the WHO director, after a meeting of hundreds of experts who are gathered in Geneva to discuss ways to control and deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The WHO announced that this virus is now known as COVID-19 and has so far killed 1113 people and 44,653 infected people.. These … Read more