Plague
Plague is an infectious disease that can become severe if left untreated. If diagnosed early, plague can be cured with antibiotics and supportive care.
10 facts on rabies
Rabies causes thousands of deaths every year in over 100 countries mostly affecting underserved communities with limited access to health and veterinary systems. Successful rabies control programmes comprise of three…
Paediatric chewable medicine promises improved treatment against intestinal worms
20 June 2018 | Geneva −− The World Health Organization (WHO) will begin distributing a paediatric (chewable) formulation of mebendazole to countries with a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiases (intestinal…
Engaging communities through rabies research in Burkina Faso
8 June 2018 | Geneva −− Rabies is a priority zoonosis in Burkina Faso. In the capital, Ouagadougou, more than 4000 people report dog bites every year, with 60 confirmed…
Recognizing neglected skin diseases: WHO publishes pictorial training guide
8 June 2018 | Geneva — The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a training guide that aims to make it easier for health workers to identify the signs and…
Experiment of Biological sciences
Biologists and other scientists use the scientific method to ask questions about the natural world. The scientific method begins with an observation, which leads the scientist to ask a question. She or…
Research methods in Biological sciences
A biology investigation usually starts with an observation—that is, something that catches the biologist’s attention. For instance, a cancer biologist might notice that a certain kind of cancer can’t be…
WHO announces new rabies recommendations
15 January 2018 | Geneva −− The new WHO recommendations for rabies immunization supersede the 2010 WHO position on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for rabies. These updated…
85 million people treated for trachoma through expanded access to medicine
13 July 2017 | Geneva — New data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a remarkable 63% increase in the number of people treated with an antibiotic for…
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Plague is an infectious disease that can become severe if…
Zoonotic diseases
Rabies causes thousands of deaths every year in over 100…
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