Diseases and mutations 2024, April

Scientists have received direct evidence of the harmful effects of the Zika virus: the complete genome of the pathogenic microorganism was found in the tissues of the embryo with microcephaly. Reported by the New England Journal of Medicine

Biological scientists are still arguing and cannot come to a decision about the origin of viruses and whether they are living organisms. At present, modern science cannot answer with one hundred percent accuracy about their origins, how they evolved and predict their further behavior

What can parents feel if their daughters are already 9 and 14 years old, and together they can easily fit in the mother's arms, since their total weight is 19 kilograms, and the height for two is 152 cm

American researchers have found that periodontal disease and periodontitis can lead to any form of cancer. At the same time, the risk group is women in the postmenopausal phase, even if they do not smoke

An international team of researchers led by experts from the University of Granada (UGR) has proven for the first time that depression - it's not just a mental illness

In recent years, the so-called pharma parties have become increasingly popular among American teenagers

While working on this article, the author recalled a lecture by his university teacher, a prominent crystal physicist Yakov Geguzin. Subsequently, based on the materials of this lecture, Yakov Evseevich created a wonderful work "Living Crystal", where, using the example of viruses and crystals, he brilliantly showed the fragility of the boundaries between living and nonliving in nature

The genetic sequences on the surface of the coronavirus indicate that it is not naturally occurring, but was probably developed by Chinese and American scientists. This is the opinion of the Norwegian vaccine scientist Birger Sørensen. He was supported by the former head of British intelligence

"I fell into a coma" - these words sound like a sentence. But sometimes, even after a long coma, people come back to life. And they are surprised to learn that the USSR collapsed, their grandchildren were born or a coronavirus appeared in the world

The Covid-19 epidemic is sure to end. There is no doubt about it.We live in a ring of enemies - viruses, bacteria and other infection, which every now and then goes on the offensive, turns healthy people into sick, kills. The pernicious coronavirus Covid-19 is a fresh example of this

Every morning Li-Hui Tsai meditates in front of a flickering screen. Synchronously with the flashes of light, sharp sounds are heard, somewhat reminiscent of the clicks of the castanets of a flamenco dancer, only much louder. However, the rhythm here is not for fun

Scientists note that mortality from covid-19 in Asia was lower than in Western Europe and North America. What caused this: differences in health systems and government responses to the pandemic, or differences in the genetics of residents of these regions

Today, when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus, the topic of epidemics worries everyone. Before the real danger, we forget that more than once humanity was on the verge of mass extinction from such terrible diseases as cholera, smallpox, Ebola, etc

Researchers have even calculated the effectiveness of masks in controlling the coronavirus pandemic.Since the beginning of the self-isolation regime, our overall mission has been to stay at home and thus contain the spread of the new coronavirus infection, COVID-19

Epidemiologists around the world fear that some time after the removal of lockdowns, social distancing practices and other restrictions, the world will be covered by a second wave of COVID-19. Let's figure out what it is - and what the second wave might look like if it really happens

Have you heard of such ailments as "smartphone finger", "selfie wrist", "computer neck syndrome" or "computer hump"? The obsession with various kinds of gadgets even before the pandemic had negative consequences for many, and even more so today

Leprosy has left a deep mark on the history and culture of mankind. Until now, lepers are perceived as people who carry a threat and from whom you need to stay away. In the past, the disease was very common, and the only effective means of control was the expulsion of the sick from society, which is still practiced in some countries

Everyone is equal before infectionThe civil war in Russia was not only a military and political confrontation. Reds, whites, greens, self-styled civilians, civilians had one common enemy that hit everyone indiscriminately. People died from infectious diseases more often than on the battlefields

This means that 22 million Russians have already been ill with COVID-19!One of the largest networks of medical laboratories "Invitro" presented the first results of mass testing for antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 disease

Up to 10% of the population becomes carriers of meningitis, or meningococcal infection, in modern Russia every year, but only three per 100 thousand people fall ill with this dangerous disease. All thanks to our immune system, which meningitis is not able to break through

It was created at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. Scientists believe that the production of the vaccine can begin in August.The Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology has created a vaccine against coronavirus

NHK correspondents, together with specialists, conducted an experiment that showed how quickly the coronavirus spreads in public places. A special dye was applied to the "infected" participant and asked to visit the restaurant. After half an hour, particles of the substance scattered throughout the room

The antibody cocktail has been shown to be 100% effective.Scientists at the California biotech company Sorrento Therapeutics seem to be the closest thing to developing a drug that can effectively combat coronavirus infection. They claim to have found an antibody that completely blocks COVID-19, writes Fox News

In the spring of 2020, the whole world was paralyzed by the horror of the new coronavirus. But humanity has experienced infections and worse. One thing unites them - they were all caused by deadly invisible microorganisms.- Salik.bizPlague of Antoninus (161-180)During the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the country was struck by an epidemic of an unknown disease

Otherwise, they can threaten the lives of patients.The use of untested drugs against coronavirus infection can put the lives of patients at risk. This warning was made by representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO). They stressed that the organization supports traditional medicine, but its funds should be used only after they have successfully passed clinical trials

The data available today suggests that COVID-19 is of artificial Anglo-American origin, and its leak was organized in the interests of the deep elites of Britain and the United States, who are looking for a way out of the proven model of maintaining world domination

I do not know about you, but my head is spinning from the news about the coronavirus. What is happening in the world today, with which doctors and patients are faced on a daily basis, is truly scary. But it becomes even worse from the mere thought that COVID-19 is with us forever

Many signs indicate that, having been ill with coronavirus, a person acquires immunity. But doctors are not yet entirely sure of this. In addition, immunity against some viruses lasts only for a short time, and the viruses themselves are capable of mutating

Researchers have made a forecast based on the study of epidemics "Spanish flu", SARS and swine flu.To paraphrase Gleb Zheglov from “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed”, there are no unheard-of epidemics, just like unheard-of crimes. Something like that somewhere, sometime before. Acc

In some countries, the pandemic is in full swing, but somewhere it has declined, and now many are wondering how and when it will end. The author examines how past pandemics have progressed and, based on this experience, makes a prediction about the future of Covid-19

A girl with two heads and three legs was born in the Philippines On the Philippine island of Leyte, a child with a rather surprising anomaly was born. A newborn girl has two heads and three legs. The baby weighs four kilograms

Plague has firmly entered the history and culture of mankind as a monstrous disease from which no one could escape - not even the doctors themselves. Pestilence infiltrated homes, exterminated families, cities filled with thousands of corpses

The pandemic of the "red" flu that swept the world in 1977−78 remains a mystery: it is suspected that the source of it was the experiments of the Soviet or Chinese military.In November 1977, the world's attention was captured by another influenza pandemic. S

Experts analyzed 2,634 treatment outcomes in New York hospitals. According to them, only 3% of 65 patients who were on mechanical ventilation survived. Some doctors are questioning the use of ventilators in treating people with COVID-19 and are trying to find other treatments

Researchers not so long ago asked the question from whom, after all, the papilloma virus passed to a person. And after a while the answer was found. Neanderthals were the culprits of this disease

Farmer Melissa Culverson shared a photo of a calf with a fifth leg on its back. The photo was posted on the One Day Closer to Rain Facebook group. Culverson said the calf was born about a month ago. According to her, in addition to the extra leg, the newborn found a small growth on the head

In India, a mutant goby named Raju has become a star among women, as everyone who touches his fifth leg gives birth to only boys. According to The Daily Mail, the Raju's fifth leg grows on his back. She has a folded knee and hoof

The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. Its adult individual is not inferior in size to a horse, and there are two fingers on the paws of an ostrich, which is not observed in any other living creature in the world. The only exception is the mysterious, lost in Africa, the Sapadi tribe, which calls itself … yes, that's exactly what - ostrich people

A unique animal was born on a Croatian farm - an octopus goat with male and female genitals. The owner calls it a miracle of nature and willingly demonstrates to journalists. Recently, a goat named Sharka lambed on one of the Croatian farms

A group of scientists led by Eske Willerslev from the University of Copenhagen discovered traces of hepatitis B in the DNA of a person who lived about 4.5 thousand years ago