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Mpox symptoms to be aware of as WHO declares ‘global emergency’

Sweden confirmed its first case of the fast-spreading variant yesterday. Following the announcement from the World Health Organisation on Wednesday declaring the spread of a new strain of the Mpox virus a ‘global emergency’, we thought it might be a good idea to outline some of the symptoms of the contagious disease. On Wednesday, WHO […]

1 year ago

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% fatality rate

The disease is not easily transmissible A woman in the UK has been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCFH), an Ebola-like disease which is usually passed on through livestock or ticks. The unnamed woman is believed to have contracted the virus in a recent trip to Central Asia and after diagnosis from Cambridge University Hospitals […]

4 years ago

New ‘IHU’ Covid variant with 46 mutations discovered in France

The first case is said to have been linked to Cameroon Another new strain of coronavirus, designated the ‘IHU’ variant, has been discovered in France and is already said to have at least 46 mutations. The new IHU variant (B.1.640.2) is thought to have infected 12 people in southeastern France; as reported in multiple outlets, […]

4 years ago

Chinese disease expert says US should be investigated as origin of Covid

A senior Chinese Epidemiologist, or disease expert for those of you slacking on your science jargon, has said that the US should be front and centre for the next stage of the Covid investigations. A study has shown that the virus could have been on US soil as early as December 2019. The US National […]

5 years ago

Women aged between 18 and 50 told not to drink alcohol by World Health Organisation

WHO the hell do they think they are? Right, ladies, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), if you’re between the childbearing ages of 18 and 50, you shouldn’t be drinking. We’re sorry, but that’s the word from the big dogs and it’s final so put the vino down and, I don’t know, have a […]

5 years ago

Anti-vaccine doctor dies from Covid-19

Stephen Karanja came out against Covid jabs back in March A member of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association (KCDA), Dr. Stephen Karanja, has died from COVID-19 infection just weeks after he came out in open opposition against vaccinations. He passed away on Thursday, just a week after catching coronavirus. The Kenyan anti-vaccine doctor described the […]

5 years ago