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Researchers found that dental plaque bacteria use chemical signals to coordinate growth, and by blocking those signals, they were able to encourage healthier bacteria while reducing disease-linked microbes tied to gum disease.
Dr. Bonnie Henry says the virus is not considered “a disease of pandemic potential,” though it is “very serious.”
A taped-up door is all that stands between them and a possible hantavirus infection, sparking fears amongst patients at the UK hospital that the rat-borne disease may break containment lines
Last evacuation flights from the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius land in the Netherlands, bringing 28 evacuees to safety.
News about a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has stirred up plenty of unease, with quarantined passengers, urgent evacuations, and international alerts bringing back unsettling memories of the early days of COVID-19. As countries rushed to track down passengers scattered across the globe and health officials scrambled to contain the outbreak in Spain’s Canary Islands, it’s no wonder people started asking: Are we staring down another pandemic?So far, this outbreak linked to the Dutch-flagged expedition vessel has already led to several deaths and confirmed hantavirus infections, all connected to the Andes strain, which is a rare type that can actually spread (though only a little) from person to person. That’s triggered quarantines in places like the US, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, and the World Health Organization has stepped in to help governments keep tabs on everyone who left the ship.Even with all the dramatic headlines and obvious echoes of COVID, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has made his stance clear: “This is not another COVID-19.” Talking to CBS News, he stressed that there’s no reason for the general public to panic.
MOH says no hantavirus cases have been reported in Malaysia so far, but monitoring, ship sanitation inspections, and preparedness measures are being strengthened following the MV Hondius cluster.
As a highly differentiated sensory organ, the maintenance of the eye's physiological functions relies on rigorous metabolic regulation.
A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived bitter memories of the emergence of COVID-19, but health experts say the two viruses are very different.
Neurons and white blood cells differ greatly in shape, function, and location within the body. However, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil discovered that certain genes are equally dysregulated in both cell types in people with depression.
Following an acute heart attack, pathological remodeling processes occur in the heart. One consequence is so-called left ventricular systolic dysfunction, in which the pumping function of the left ventricle is impaired. To compensate for this, the heart muscle enlarges excessively, thereby becoming further weakened. The key regulator of this harmful growth of heart muscle cells is microRNA-132 (miR-132).