Tag: Infectious diseases
What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don’t need to worry about)
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According to Google Trends, the top globally trending topic this week is “orthohantavirus”, as spurious sites claim it’s the next pandemic on the...
How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
Health authorities estimate each infectious person could pass
the virus onto two others. Jerome Favre/AAP
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past...
Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
Health authorities are worried because they don’t know how
dangerous this strain of coronavirus could be.
Facundo Arrizaba BALAGA
The World Health Organisation has postponed...
What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?
The vaccine coverage needed for herd immunity varies from
disease to disease. Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash
The term herd immunity comes from the observation of...