Diseases spread through dirty water and poor sanitation are the fifth biggest killer of women worldwide, causing more deaths than…
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Deadly MERS virus spreads from camels to people only rarely
Many camels in Saudi Arabia have been infected with the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), but the…
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Norovirus blamed for illness outbreak at upscale California hotel
California health authorities have determined that the highly contagious norovirus was responsible for sickening 60 people at an upscale Bay…
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West Africa Ebola death toll rises to 1,350
The World Health Organization says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now at least 1,350…
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From Ebola front line: Teaching how to stay safe
WASHINGTON – He’s traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that’s…
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About 70 hospital staffers cared for Ebola patient
They drew his blood, put tubes down his throat and wiped up his diarrhea. They analyzed his urine and wiped…
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Nigerian health minister says nurse died of Ebola
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s health minister says a nurse died of Ebola and the country has five additional confirmed cases…
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Bird flu found in UK, Netherlands but authorities say little risk to humans
Bird flu was found on a duck farm in England on Monday days after it was discovered in Dutch chickens,…
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Nigerian doctor with Ebola treated patients, left dozens at risk
A Nigerian doctor with Ebola carried on treating patients and met scores of friends, relatives and medics before his death,…
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Mobile phone message of Ebola ‘cure’ offers false hope
A note being circulated by mobile phones in West Africa claims a plant can “cure” Ebola, BBC News reported. The…
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