Plague transmission may have begun a century before the Black Death, study shows
Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before ...
First ever rehabilitation of black-fungus induced defect using dental implant
RAIPUR: In a ground-breaking achievement, a serious defect caused by rare black fungus (mucormycosis) infection has been ...
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On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
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Fungus-infected "zombie spiders" found in Irish caves
It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in ...
Medical News Today19d
How to tell the difference between nail psoriasis and fungus
White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However, fungal infections are contagious, and psoriasis is not. The causes and ...
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Things To Do
The 2025 Tilden Fungus Fair gathers scientists, cooks, artists and children’s entertainers to toast the fungi kingdom — sometimes literally — and is absolutely free to all attendees.
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Fungus named for David Attenborough turns spiders into zombies
A study investigated the identity of the fungus found on a spider during the filming of the BBC Winterwatch series in Northern Ireland. It was found to display the creepy properties seen in zombie-ant ...
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Hong Kong's snake soup tradition faces decline and struggles to preserve its legacy in the modern world; here’s why
The broth is further stewed with ingredients like shredded chicken, ham, fungus, and mandarin orange ... especially after the COVID-19 pandemic and as older chefs retire. As a result, today ...
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Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
“With enough H5 in these animals and enough seasonal flu in humans, you get them together, and you have a recipe for a potential pandemic virus.” The recent bird flu outbreak is being regarded ...
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Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’
There were indicators of the rise, she added. Increasing demand for ADHD medication led to widespread shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. A 2023 study showed the rise in ...
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5 years on, Chinese Canadians recall racism over their early pandemic precautions
It was more than a month before the World Health Organization's March declaration of a global pandemic that introduced most other Canadians to concepts like masking and social distancing.
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What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
It is extremely unlikely that the pandemic was caused by a lab leak,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press conference. “The U.S. needs to stop politicizing and weaponizing ...