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A little more than one hundred years ago, an influenza pandemic swept the globe – infecting an estimated one-third of the world’s population and killing at least 50 million people. Thankfully, much has changed in both science and public health since then. With each flu …Continue Reading Fighting Infection – Then and Now
Just as a hammer is the wrong tool to shovel snow, an antibiotic is the wrong “tool” to treat infections caused by viruses, including colds and flu. Antibiotics only fight infections caused by bacteria. Like all medications they can be harmful and should only be …Continue Reading Use the Right Tool for the Job
Vous avez probablement beaucoup entendu parler du virus Zika récemment. Il provoque une maladie transmise par les moustiques porteurs du virus. Pour l’heure, le virus Zika a été retrouvé chez des moustiques en Afrique, en Amérique centrale et en Amérique du sud, ainsi qu’aux Antilles. …Continue Reading Le virus Zika et les voyages : Conseils aux femmes
Ou siman wè gen anpil nouvèl dènyèman sou viris Zika a. Li lakòz yon maladi moustik, ki gen viris la, gaye. Pou jouk jodiya, viris Zika te remake sou moustik ki nan peyi Afrik, Amerik santral epi disid, epi nan Antiy yo. Li pa remake …Continue Reading Vwayaj ak viris Zika : Konsèy pou fanm
Recentemente, você pode ter ouvido falar bastante no noticiário sobre o Zika vírus. Ele causa uma doença transmitida por mosquitos que são os portadores do vírus. Por agora, o Zika vírus tem sido encontrado em mosquitos na África, América Central, América do Sul e ilhas …Continue Reading Zika vírus e Viagens: Aconselhamento para Mulheres
Es posible que haya escuchado mucho en las noticias acerca del virus del Zika recientemente. Causa una enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos portadores del virus. Hasta el momento, el virus del Zika se ha encontrado en mosquitos en África, Centroamérica, Sudamérica y las islas del Caribe. …Continue Reading El virus del Zika y los viajes: Recomendaciones para las mujeres
You may have heard a lot on the news recently about Zika virus. It causes an illness spread by mosquitoes carrying the virus. As of now, Zika virus has been found in mosquitoes in Africa, Central and South America, and the Caribbean islands. It has …Continue Reading Zika Virus and Travel: Advice for Women
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