Dengue, chikungunya and malaria often begin with similar symptoms during the monsoon, but they are very different illnesses ...

Malaria is one of the most common illnesses in Nigeria, especially during the rainy season when stagnant water increases mosquito breeding. While severe cases require hospital care, uncomplicated ...

Patients often present convinced they have malaria, while healthcare providers have historically treated fever as malaria ...

The monsoon brings welcome relief from the heat, but it also creates the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to breed. With heavy rainfall across Maharashtra and Mumbai, health experts are urging people ...

From dengue and malaria to cholera and leptospirosis, India's monsoon season creates ideal conditions for several infectious diseases to spread. Experts explain the seven most common illnesses that ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has dismissed reports that recent student deaths are a result of a new malaria ...

Latest data from BMC has showed that dengue, malaria, leptospirosis and swine flu cases are rising in Mumbai after heavy rain and waterlogging. The civic body has urged residents to take precautions ...

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For more than four hundred years, the death of one of Renaissance Italy's most powerful rulers and his wife, Francesco I de’ ...

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