On Monday, at least 15 people were killed and 61 others injured in an artillery attack by the RSF on the crowded Sabreen civilian market in Karari. The death toll could be higher as the local rescue team was unable to reach some victims. "This is the reality now. We are trying to liv...
Increasingly, historians are blaming diseases imported from the Old World for the great disparity between the native population of America in 1492--new estimates of which jump as high as 100 million, or approximately one-sixth of the human race at that time—and the few million full-blooded Na...
Increasingly, historians are blaming diseases imported from the Old World for the staggering disparity between the indigenous population of America in 1492—new estimates of which soar as high as 100 million, or approximately one-sixth of the human race at that time—and the few million full-bloo...
Researchers say that many of the diseases that are making a comeback are both preventable and treatable. One big problem in England is that TB is affecting old people who have malnutrition – they do not have enough to eat. The number of elderly who have to go without food has doubled i...
Devastating pathogen-borne diseases and plagues, both viral and bacterial in nature, have affected humans since the beginning of human history. The true cause of these diseases was not understood at the time, and some people thought that diseases were a spiritual punishment. Over time, people ...
though regulations vary widely across the globe. Even in developed countries, commercial yard treatments are often less regulated than municipal applications and are frequently overused by the public. Nontargetflyspecies and manybeneficialinsects, includingbees, are often killed with broad or persistent ...
food crops such astomatoes,peanuts,pumpkins,squashes,pineapples, andchili peppers.Tobacco, one of humankind’s most important drugs, is another gift of the Americas, one that by now has probably killed far more people in Eurasia and Africa than Eurasian and African diseases killed in the ...
History is pockmarked with the scars of past zoonotic outbreaks. What have we learned, why are they increasing, and what can we do to avoid them?
Tracing back his exposure history, the family reported no knowledge of any bites from rabid animals. However, it was noted that the man had killed his two dogs after they exhibited signs of rabies, one month and three weeks prior to his own death, respectively. Details on whether the dogs...
Since the existence of human beings in the world, they have been haunted by various infectious diseases. In fact, the history of mankind is also a history about the human fighting against infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are characterized by acute onset, rapid spread, and high mortality ...