Dengue
16 Oct 2023
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes- one that could one day, lead to better methods for reducing the mosquito-to-human transmission of dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and other harmful and sometimes deadly viruses. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes…
12 Oct 2023
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have made an important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes- one that could one day, lead to better methods...
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Dengue risk begins with the arrival of monsoon. And during these moments of crisis, people often turn to home remedies. One such antidote against dengue is papaya leaves extract. The benefits of papaya leaves extract are debatable but people prefer using it. With monsoons, the risk of dengue increases, and home remedies are favoured mostly…
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