virus
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Bird Flu Is Hitting Australian Farms, and the First Human Case Has Been Reported: Here’s What We Know
What should we make of this latest development, as bird flu makes news locally and around the world?
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Kraken: What Can We Expect From the Next COVID Subvarient
The XBB.1.5 subvariant, known informally as “Kraken”, is the latest in a menagerie of Omicron subvariants to dominate the headlines, following increasing detection in the United States and United Kingdom. But there have been few cases of XBB.1.5 in Australia so far. And its nickname – a mythical sea monster – may be causing unnecessary…
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Meningococcal Warnings Have Popped up Recently, Here’s What Symptoms You Need to Look Out For
Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear the disease because up to 10% of children who become infected die from the disease and its complications. Another 40% of children will have…
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What’s This ‘Zombie Virus’ Everyone’s Talking About?
Let’s go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over.