I don’t think it’s hard to imagine a scenario where one gets information about a particular virus released by the WHO, Africa CDC, and US CDC, and finds joy in it. That’s what my mission is – to tell you all about it, and to provide you with the necessary information about it. To begin …
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Of Rat and Sailor: A Poetic Primer on Hantavirus
Hark and listen, dear readers, for there risesA ship’s adventure with a tiny, deadly virus.For here is a tale of a small pest and a trip,Of danger lurking in dust from the rodent’s hip.Beyond the Four Corners’ desert scrub,The land of the running deer mouse and its cub,Here, there are pathogens, old and clever,Hidden under …
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Biotec World: From Roots to Modern Nursing
Buckle up, everyone! Consider a world in which yeast transforms dough into light, airy bread, genes can be edited like a problematic tweet, and nurses have superpowers straight from a sci-fi action flick. This, folks, is biotechnology, the most epic crossover between science and innovation that’s been rolling with the punches for humanity for thousands …
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MPOX: A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN.
MPOX. Photo credit: thisdaylive.com Health is one of the broad areas we need to keep our eyes on every day. We may be fatigued with the news of health issues all the time; we turn on our radio or television, read newspapers, visit social media, and many others. But the truth of the matter is …
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BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS: THE SILENT KILLER OF YOUTH
Introduction In this digital age, the youth face a growing threat that often goes unnoticed: behavioural addictions. While substance abuse has long been a concern, the addictive nature of certain activities, such as gaming, gambling, and excessive internet use, has emerged as a silent killer among young individuals. This article sheds light on the alarming …
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FROM HERO MALARIA TO ZERO MALARIA: EVERYONE MATTERS.
As a healthcare professional, when friends and family called you, and you tell them you are not well…….what they say is do you health workers also fall sick? I do chuckle and jovially say we are not super beings but human beings like you. Healthcare professionals also fall sick like you too. Routinely, I wake …
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Your Mouth Is A Mirror To Your Body.
It’s never too early or too late to start looking after your mouth: your body will thank you. FDI World Dental Federation Every 20th March marks the #WorldOralHealthDay, an initiative of the FDI World Dental Federation to bring together the world of dentistry to achieve optimal oral health for all. The World Oral Health Day …
HEARING TO SPEAK
The concept of speaking is that you speak what you hear. This may reveal that if one cannot hear, one is unable to speak. It can also be argued that if one can speak but as a result of total hearing loss, he or she might not be able to speak because he or she …
EARTHQUAKE HEALTH SAFETY
From 1998 to 2017, earthquakes have caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally more than other natural disasters as cited in World Health Organisation (WHO) report on earthquakes. This makes an earthquake a serious natural disaster, hence, it needs a conversation. According to WHO, an earthquake is “a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground caused by …
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