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Dengue fever vs. malaria. What to know about the mosquito-borne diseases reported in Florida
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlorida health officials are now issuing warnings for a rise in cases of dengue fever in South...
Six Diseases Mosquitoes Can Give to Humans
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJoao Burini/GettyMost people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases...
What's up, Doc? Marburg virus can overwhelm the immune system
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoQ: Is the Marburg virus that's causing the present outbreak in Africa the same thing as Ebola? A:...
Dengue Fever
Health via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJoao Paulo Burini / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Dengue fever is a viral infection you can develop after getting bitten by a...
Mosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses, researchers find
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSmell can be a powerful motivator. The fragrance of freshly baked cookies may compel a person to...
Symptoms of Ebola
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSigns include the typical symptoms of a viral illness, such as fever, aches and pains, gastrointestinal issues, sore throat, and fatigue. Ebola virus...
CDC warns doctors to be on the lookout for rare Marburg virus
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday for clinicians and public...
Henry Ford doctor, Trump White House tried to pressure FDA into hydroxychloroquine use
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDr. William O'Neill, a star Henry Ford Health cardiologist and medical director, collaborated with...
'Breakbone fever' poses risk to Florida as dengue cases mount in Puerto Rico
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 month ago"Breakbone fever" sounds like something we'd all pray to avoid. But the disease caused by dengue viruses is spreading at a break-neck pace in Puerto Rico, which just declared a dengue epidemic ...
Mosquitoes that carry West Nile are becoming resistant to insecticides, CDC says
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoScientists at the CDC say the mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus are becoming resistant to...