The New York State Department of Health is raising awareness about the Ebola virus following a Health Alert Network issued by ...

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Contact with contaminated objects includes, contact with surfaces, materials (such as bedding) or medical equipment (such as needles) contaminated with a virus that can cause Ebola disease. Wash your ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) works closely with national and international partners to track Ebola disease outbreaks. These partners include the provinces and territories as well as the ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

A Bolivian man has died after contracting Chapare virus, an Ebola-like disease so rare that there have only ever been 15 confirmed cases. The man, a farmer in his 50s, came down with a headache ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

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Tanzania’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.

Marburg virus is a dangerous pathogen similar to the Ebola virus. It can cause fever, muscle pain, diarrhea and vomiting in humans. Within about a week, it can lead to severe blood loss and ...

Rahul Gandhi, who announced the launch of the white T-shirt movement, asked the youth and the working class people to join his movement via a website link or a missed call. Listen to Story Rahul ...