Chickenpox outbreak grips Myagdi
MYAGDI: More than one hundred locals have taken ill due to the chickenpox outbreak in Hidi village, Myagdi, sources said today. Over the last three days the epidemic has gripped the entire village, affecting
Poxes
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Chicken pox outbreak at Dhutura
MURAROI, 2 JUNE: About 45 residents of Dhutura village near Muraroi in Birbhum have been suffering from chicken pox for the past three days.
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Number of chicken pox cases up by five times
May 18: There was a five fold increase in the number of chicken pox cases reported in 2008 compared to the previous year. And this year, over 60 cases have been reported by the second week of May.
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2,000 chickenpox cases recorded
NEW DELHI: The Capital has recorded over 2,000 cases of chickenpox so far this year, which according to a senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi official is high for this time of the year. "Over 600 patients have been treated at MCD's outdoor facilities. We do get a lot of chickenpox cases between January and April, but this year the numbers have been on the higher side. While about 1,500 cases have been reported from Delhi, some 800 patients have arrived from the neighbouring States. We are getting more cases,' said a senior MCD official.
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Chicken pox claims 38 lives in four months
In spite of vaccinations, the breaking out of chicken pox has rung alarm bells in most districts of UP. The situation is so serious that in the first four months of the year, some 38 people have lost their lives to the scourge with 700 patients presently under treatment in the state. Medical authorities blame the frequent changes in weather for the increasing incidence of chicken pox.
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Chickenpox in Ghaziabad
With a change in season, ailments like viral fevers, chicken pox and vomiting and loose motions have spread in Ghaziabad area.
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Chickenpox cases on the rise
The Capital has recorded over 1,100 cases of chickenpox this year. This, according to a senior Municipal Corporation of Delhi official, is high for this time of the year. Over 600 patients were treated at MCD's outdoor facilities, he said. "We do get a lot of chickenpox cases between January and April, but this year the numbers have been on the higher side. However, there is no cause for worry,' he added.
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No small threat
All stocks of smallpox virus in laboratories should be destroyed as soon as possible, scientists in the US have warned. No one has been immunised against the once-fatal disease for more than two
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From the animal kingdom
Monkeypox is an enzootic disease (prevalent in animals of a particular area) that circulates in monkeys in the rainforests of central and western Africa. It was previously believed that the virus
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No small cause for alarm
Monkeypox, a disease similar to smallpox, may be spreading among humans<br>