What is Norovirus?
Context: Twenty-five crew members and 152 of the 2,144 passengers onboard the 2023 voyage of the Celebrity Summit recently reported norovirus symptoms. Relevance: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: What is norovirus? What are the symptoms? What precautions can one take? Treatment: -Source: Indian Express
About Foot Rot Disease
Context: Recently, several farmers raised the concern over “foot rot” disease in the saplings of the Basmati variety of paddy in the nurseries. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: About Foot Rot Disease: About Basmati Rice: -Source: The Hindu
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
Context: The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently alerted states about smaller outbreaks for five diseases—typhoid, malaria, dengue, scrub typhus and hepatitis A. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: About National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC): Historical Background: The NCDC, formerly known as the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), originated as […]
About Anaemia
Context: India is reconsidering its anaemia policy and shifting the estimation of anaemia prevalence from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) to the Diet and Biomarkers Survey (DABS-I). Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: About Anaemia: Symptoms: Anaemia Burden in India: Challenges in Diagnosis: Diet and Biomarkers Survey (DABS-I): Importance of Anaemia Data: […]
About Powassan Virus Disease
Context: A person in the US recently died from the rare Powassan virus, marking the first fatal case in the US this year. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: Powassan Virus Disease Transmission and Risk: Symptoms: Prevention and Treatment: -Source: India today
About Monkeypox Virus
Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency, almost exactly a year after the disease formerly known as monkeypox started spreading globally. Relevance: GS II-Health Dimensions of the Article: About Monkeypox virus Zoonotic disease Transmission: Symptoms and treatment Treatment: -Source: The Hindu
World Thalassemia Day 2023
Context: World Thalassemia Day is a global healthcare event commemorated every year on May 8th to raise awareness about the condition among the local public and policymakers, apart from supporting and strengthening the morale of the victims who have battled for years with this fatal disease. Relevance: GS II- Health Dimensions of the Article: What are […]
Methyltransferase Protein and Monkeypox Virus
Context: Scientists recently deciphered the structure of the protein methyltransferase from the monkeypox virus. It is with the help of methyltransferase protein that the virus escapes human immunity and causes monkeypox disease. Relevance: GS II-Health Dimensions of the Article: About Monkeypox virus Zoonotic disease Transmission: Symptoms and treatment Treatment: -Source: Indian Express
About Yellow Fever
Context: A total of 117 passengers of Indian Origin that have arrived from Sudan are currently quarantined because they were not vaccinated against Yellow Fever. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: Yellow Fever Transmission: Yellow Fever Symptoms Incubation Period Two Phases of Symptoms Symptoms usually present themselves in 2 phases Second Toxic Phase […]
World Malaria Day 2023
Context: Every year, 25th April is observed as ‘World Malaria Day’. This year’s theme is “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement” – there are reasons to be hopeful in our quest to control and finally eradicate malaria, in the form of two first generation vaccines that have recently been developed and may soon […]