tropical diseases
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Ebola Can Hide in Humans for Years Before Killing Again, New Research Finds
New genetic research appears to confirm a fear scientists had about a deadly outbreak of Ebola in Guinea this February: The source of the outbreak was likely the dormant remnants of the virus in a survivor who caught it at least five years earlier. The discovery could complicate efforts to contain the viral emerging disease.
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United Is the First Major U.S. Airline Requiring Vaccines for All Employees
United Airlines will be the first major U.S. airline to require its U.S.-based employees — all 67,000 of them — to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a memo sent to employees on Friday describing the new mandate, United CEO Scott Kirby and President Brett Hart explained that while some employees “will disagree with this decision,”…
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NYC Advises Orgy Goers to Get Vaccinated ASAP
The New York City Department of Health wants the next few months to be a #hotvaxsummer just as much as everyone else. In a new, bright pink advisory released today, health officials tout the covid-19 vaccines as the best way to avoid catching covid-19 while getting up close and personal with others. And while everyone…
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6 Mysterious Disease Outbreaks That Were Never Solved
As the past year has painfully made clear, infectious diseases remain one of humanity’s greatest perils. It only took weeks for scientists to identify the cause of our ongoing pandemic — a previously unknown species of coronavirus — but there have been plenty of outbreaks, past and present, whose true cause isn’t so obvious. Here…