Hantavirus is a group of viruses transmitted primarily through rodents. It can cause various diseases in humans, including Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS). It’s symptoms can appear from 3 days to 6 weeks after infection, but usually within 2 weeks.First identified during the Korean War, the virus has since been […]
Just when people were finally breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying the festivities to the fullest, there were reports of yet another Covid variant, Omicron XBB variant, a recombinant of the previous sister variants BA.2.75 and BJ.1. What is XBB Variant?Like any other viral strain, Covid-19 too keeps on mutating and evolving into a […]
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is respiratory distress in a newborn baby caused by the presence of meconium in the tracheobronchial airways.Meconium is a dark green fecal material produced in the intestines of a fetus before birth. After delivery, your newborn will pass meconium stools for the first few days of life. Stress that your baby […]