Dr. Shazia Nazeer According to WHO until now it is not recommended for any member states to adopt any measures which will restrict international traffic for either incoming or outgoing travellers. However, WHO recommends international travellers to adopt precautionary measures for those who are planning to travel or who undertook international travels. Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures … Read more
By: Areeba Fareed, Aariz Hussain, Fatima Faraz, and Rima Siblini Background and Initial Response Monkeypox virus or MPox virus is a member of the Poxviridae family, has been known to science since 1958, but its human transmission was rare until the last few decades. Historically, it was endemic to African countries, but new strains of … Read more
Date: Friday, August 16, 2024 Pakistan’s health ministry has confirmed three cases of monkeypox virus (mpox) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This alarming news comes shortly after the first suspected case of the year was reported, signaling a potentially serious public health challenge for the country. A spokesperson from health ministry declared that the genetic … Read more
Smog, characterized by the combination of smoke and fog, has emerged as a significant environmental and public health challenge which is affecting urban areas worldwide. It poses immediate harmful effects to human health and also revealed deeper and long-term consequences for antibiotic resistance. Smog accelerates Antibiotic Resistance Smog causes respiratory distress and cardiovascular problems as … Read more
Antibiotic resistance has become a critical issue in healthcare, especially concerning common pathogenic bacteria like Klebsiella pneumoniae. This opportunistic pathogen poses significant challenges due to its ability to develop multidrug-resistant phenotypes, particularly in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Recent research sheds light on the genetic characterization of this resistance, offering valuable insights into combating … Read more
Purdue University researcher Paul Ebner and his team have developed a patent-pending bacteriophage treatment that effectively reduces colonization of avian pathogenic E. coli in chickens. Purdue University Researchers at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture have announced the development of an innovative antibiotic-free treatment for avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC), a significant breakthrough in poultry health … Read more
What is Metamorphosis? Life cycle of honeybees is a whole process of developmental stages from egg to fully grown honey bee. This phenomenon of developmental stages is called metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is a term used in entomology, the study of insects. It is used to describe the process of transformation or development, particularly biological and natural … Read more
Honey bees, social insects, belong from genus Apis family Apidae, order Hymenoptera. They are among the Aculeata, a subclade of Hymenoptera family including stinging wasps. (International Bee Research Association) How does honey bees evolved? Life cycle of honey bee evolved after the separation of the Americas and Australia from Eurasia or Africa and are predominantly … Read more
“Monkeypox virus can cause an extremely painful infection that lasts for weeks,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. In order to advance in monkeypox diagnosis and treatment research National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made three recent advances which are described as under Scientists Developed Mouse Model to Study Monkeypox Virulence at National Institutes … Read more
“On July 2022, The World Health Organization declared monkeypox or mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern spreading globally is a “public health emergency of international concern”. What is Monkeypox Virus? or What is Monkeypox Disease? What is monkeypox virus? Monkeypox is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by “the monkey pox virus” an … Read more