West Nile fever is caused by a virus primarily present in birds and transferred to humans through mosquito bites. Those infected typically experience flu-like symptoms.
Hospitals are now treating hundreds of infants and elderly with severe pneumonia.
Winter has come again, and again a combination of the flu with respiratory diseases and a new strain of coronavirus threatens our health.
Israeli professor shares insights on the prevalence of winter illnesses and emphasizes the importance of vaccinations and preventive measures.
The vaccines are available free at your public health fund.
Meta-analysis shows flu vaccine lowers heart attack risk by 26% and reduces cardiovascular disease mortality by 33%.
Israelis are apparently 'tired' of shots after having to get so many COVID-19 shots and are not sufficiently aware of the risks of not being protected.
While COVID-19 and the flu get all the attention, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) remains a silent threat, causing widespread respiratory illnesses every winter.
Since 2005, there have been 37 cases of swine flu in the US, WHO said, and 512 globally.
A team of scientists from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research studied hundreds of genes normally expressed by human cells.
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