What is the Stratus Covid variant? New 'XFG' strain displays unique symptom - A new Covid-19 variant, Stratus, is spreading ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, can cause canker sores on the inside of your cheeks and lips. They may also include red sores on the roof of your mouth and outside ...

People with darker skin tones are particularly at risk for this type of skin cancer, says Berry. It’s also possible for melanoma to arise in mucosal areas, such as the mouth, eyes and genital ...

What do tick bites look like? Expert tips and pictures to identify them It's important to be on the lookout for ticks all year long, experts say. Updated Jan. 27, 2025, 11:43 AM PST / Source: TODAY ...

Marburg virus disease is like its close cousin Ebola, but worse. It can have a mortality rate as high as 80% and, unlike at least one strain of Ebola, we do not have an approved vaccine or ...

Tanzania experienced a previous Marburg outbreak in 2023, also in Kagera, with nine cases and six fatalities. Case fatality rates of Marburg virus vary from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks.

Health Deadly outbreak of Marburg, or ‘bleeding eye virus,’ leads to travel advisory Get the latest update on the Ebola-like virus, which has infected dozens and killed 15 in Rwanda ...

The Marburg condition, known as the "bleeding eyes" virus due to one of its symptoms, has killed 15 people in Rwanda, where hundreds of people are believed to be infected. It's feared the disease ...

There is a remarkable story behind the way in which a lower-middle-income country, Rwanda, managed to contain an outbreak of one of the world’s most feared pathogens, the Marburg virus.

The story in Africa looks quite different: between 1975 and the present, small and large outbreaks of Marburg with case-fatality rates of 24%-to-88% occurring in Angola, Democratic Republic of the ...