Dengue is life-threatening. Is there a Dengue vaccine?

Dengue vaccine

Dengue made a striking comeback this year post-Covid wave. Prevention is always better than cure in fighting diseases that spread. Infected mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, and Aedes albopictusare spread this epidemic disease. The traditional ways like applying mosquito repellents, fumigation, and disinfecting stagnant water bodies to keep the population of mosquitoes in check go a long way … Read more

Is Pulse Oximeter worth a buy during COVID-19 pandemic?

covid-19 patient home isolation

My neighbor had no breathing problems, looked perfectly fine but still succumbed to respiratory failure due to COVID-19 infection on his way to hospital. This is a normal scenario nowadays. The possible explanation to this is a typical characteristic of COVID-19 disease that will be explained further. It may not cause obvious breathing problems but … Read more

How far is India in launching the COVID-19 or Corona vaccine? The global race is on!!

COVID-19 VACCINE

How far is India in launching the COVID-19 or Corona vaccine? The global race is on!! COVID-19 or more commonly, new Corona virus has infected more than 2.6 million people in the world and has taken 1,84,248 lives already. Corona is a new highly infectious viral disease which spread fast. Till date, there is no … Read more

Flu vaccine update 2017-18

Influenza vaccine composition needs to be changed each year after evaluating the genetic composition of circulating Influenza virus strains at that time. Influenza viruses continuously evolve and vaccine needs to be “smarter” each year to provide effective immunity against flu. WHO recommends the revised ingredients of the Influenza virus vaccine each year, based on the … Read more