diseases
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White House Advisor Flops On Whether Travel Bans Work During Pandemics
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on flights coming from 26 European countries on Thursday, something that many public health experts believe is ineffective now that COVID-19 is spreading quickly in the United States. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of President Trump’s top health experts, is defending the ban, despite saying just a…
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Scientists Reconstruct ‘Lola’ After Finding Her DNA In 5,700-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’
Scientists in Denmark have squeaked out an entire human genome from a prehistoric piece of “chewing gum.” Made from birch tar, the 5,700-year-old gum also contained evidence of diet and disease and is providing a remarkable snapshot of life during the early Neolithic.
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Centre For Disease Control Concerned About Polio-Like ‘Mystery Illness’ That’s Paralyzing Kids
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued a warning about a disease known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an illness it says it knows very little about but can cause arm or leg weakness and paralysis, particularly in children. According to a Tuesday press briefing, there have been 62 confirmed cases across…
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Genetic Analysis Suggests Squirrels Contributed To The Global Spread Of Leprosy
Leprosy is one of the oldest known diseases to afflict humans, yet its origin is mired in controversy. A new study, in which 10 strains of the disease were detected in the remains of medieval Europeans, is now complicating the picture even further by pointing to western Europe as a potential launching point for leprosy.…