Tag : World Health Organization
Cheeseburgers title : How Does Your Favorite Fast Food Rank In Serving Antibiotic-Free Meat?
summary : The results are out for this year’s ranking on the top 25 fast foods that are committed to serving antibiotic-free meat to consumers.
date : Sep 21, 2016 03:24 PM EDT
Zika doctors title : Zika Virus Is 'Scarier Than Initially Thought,' Billions Needed To Fight It Say U.S. Health Officials
summary : A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Monday the Zika virus is tied to more birth defects than the genetic abnormalities-related microcephaly, and the mosquitoes that can carry it are present in 30 U.S. states. Doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health appeared before White House reporters Monday to press their case for Congress to approve $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight the virus.
date : Apr 11, 2016 11:57 PM EDT
Zika virus and microcephaly among babies in Brazil title : Zika Virus Symptoms in Adults, Babies, Brain Infection, Prevention Tips
summary : Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is now causing worldwide concern because of its harmful effects on babies and pregnant women. Health experts are now finding solution to treat the disease and prevent possible outbreak. So far, the virus has been spread over at least 24 countries around the world
date : Mar 11, 2016 01:29 PM EST
Zika virus title : Zika Virus Babies Symptoms, Preventions, and Treatments
summary : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that there is a sharp increase in Zika virus cases in Puerto Rico. From a single case involving an 80-year old year, there are now more than 30 confirmed patients by the end of January. Now, we'll you give an information about how to detect Zika virus disease and how to treat it.
date : Feb 14, 2016 01:10 AM EST
title : WHO: Zika Virus to Spread Quickly Across US; Babies Birth Defect, Symptoms and Prevention Tips
summary : Increased cases of Zika virus, an emerging mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1947, are being identified in the past week in various continents and geographies, states World Health Organization officials. People catch Zika virus by being bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito, the same type that spreads yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya. Outbreaks of this virus had been circulating through the Americas, Asia and Africa, and now is spreading.
date : Jan 25, 2016 12:17 PM EST
Ebola Strand title : World Health Organization: Ebola Virus Outbreak Is a 'Public Emergency"
summary : The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of Ebola to be a international public health emergency that requires "extraordinary response" to stop its spread. The disease has a 99% mortality rate and has killed 932 people thus far in several Western African countries.
date : Aug 09, 2014 01:07 AM EDT