The study, published in Frontiers in Immunology, was conducted by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). They examined the gene activity of immune cells in kids with mitochondrial disorders. They discovered that B cells, which make antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to withstand cellular stress.
In June, the state reported a spike in dengue cases compared to the previous months registering 877 cases till now. In May, April, and March the state had reported 530, 127, and 269 cases, respectively.
The volumes were tepid in January, but with flu, Covid-19 and other viral infections spreading fast, February and March saw spikes in volumes of anti-infectives, respiratory and pain medicines, AWACS said in its report.
Nutraceuticals containing Vitamins C, Zinc and D, as well as selenium have been found to be active against COVID-19. The physical barriers that our body puts up against such viruses can be enhanced by Vitamin D, while also boosting antimicrobial peptides.
This sudden spike in viral caseload is also being attributed to seasonal changes by experts, who informed that viral infections peak during the months of March-April and September-October every year. Experts predicted that COVID has now become just like any other respiratory infection, and every year the country will witness waves and dips in COVID cases as it has now become an endemic disease. However, doctors informed that the lack of COVID-appropriate behaviour, overcrowding, and casual attitude of the masses are equal culprits.
India is currently seeing a surge in influenza viral infections due to H3N2 and H1N1. Therefore it is of utmost importance to have an early confirmatory diagnosis to initiate rapid disease management efforts for controlling the spread and reducing influenza-related morbidity and mortality, both during seasonal epidemics and pandemics.
This sudden spike in viral caseload is being attributed to seasonal changes by experts, who informed that viral infections peak during the months of March-April and September-October every year. Doctors informed ETHealthWorld that the lack of COVID-appropriate behaviour, overcrowding, and casual attitude of the masses is the actual culprit, as weather fluctuations differ massively across the vast expanse of the Indian mainland.
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has helped microbes become resistant to many treatments, a development scientists consider one of the greatest threats to global health, given the pipeline of replacement therapies in development is alarmingly sparse.
The active COVID-19 cases now amount to 0.02 per cent of the total COVID-19 infections in the country, and the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.79 per cent with 925 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,41,61,922, the Health Ministry notified.
Temperatures have already touched unusually high levels in some places of the country, and substantial deviations from expected normal temperatures from this time of the year are also being reported from some states and districts, informed Rajesh Bhushan, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in his recent letter to the chief secretaries of all states/UTs. To address this scorching threat to public health, ETHealthworld spoke to medical experts about the repercussions of prolonged exposure to high temperatures and how it aggravates NCDs and infectious diseases.
Some paediatricians said children are repeatedly getting infections because of post-Covid scenario. The outbreak has been going on for the last one month and has become more intense this week, they said.
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