North Carolina -The highly contagious norovirus is a frequent gastrointestinal illness that induces vomiting and diarrhoea and it is rising once more in the United States amid the holiday season. The people who have experienced it previously are aware of how awful it can be. Although norovirus can infect anyone and spreads throughout the year, outbreaks are most frequent in the …
Scientists alarmed over deadliness of new COVID-19 variant
Washington – Scientists at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning of a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19, calling it a deadlier version of the virus. The CDC identified the new lineage by the name BA.2.86 on the messaging platform X, saying: “As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC’s advice on …
Omicron 91% less likely to cause death: Report
Washington – As the Omicron variant is less severe than other covid strains, US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, says the risk of hospitalisation was half. Among hospitalised people, 75 per cent are less likely to require intensive care, and even the rate of mortality was 91 per cent lower than Delta.