Much worse is the damage that has been done to public confidence in vaccines: In the Philippines, where immunization coverage was already dangerously low, the Dengvaxia scare caused vaccination rates to fall even further, opening the door to infectious diseases once believed to be on the wane. O...
these bug bites can be life-threatening. Seek medical care immediately. Otherwise, to help relieve the pain and itching, use over-the-counter pain relievers and antihistamines. Do not break the blisters, and keep the area clean to
The Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa has found thatmale lions spend 80% of their lives asleep--that's 18 to 20 hours every day. Female lions don't sleep quite that much, but still manage between 15 and 18 hours of sleep a day. If they have a large enough meal, it isn't unu...
to our health. But there's a problem here, because these same habitats where this mosquito is found could also be the home of a mosquito that's associated with the transmission of much more serious pathogens, pathogens that can cause outbreaks of disease such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika...
Mosquitoes are capable of transmitting many deadly diseases, including malaria, West Nile virus, Zika, dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya. Distributing bed nets and eliminating the insects’ breeding ground of standing water have been among the proposed solutions to this rampant problem. Neve...