The country’s health department has recorded 221 cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among Filipino children from January until August 2022. RSV is a respiratory virus, but how does it differ from Covid-19? Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, said...
Safety first with UV Care As the community restrictions we’ve been subjected to for over two years diminish and normalcy becomes the overriding sentiment, it’s important to remember that the virus is still out there. Yes, this return to normalcy and making it business as usual are both musts,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) staff and volunteers nationwide attended a webinar that provided important information about monkeypox as part of the organization's preparation against the virus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) Topics such as how the monkeypox virus spreads, its symptoms, duration,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. prodded all local government units (LGUs) on Friday, August 12, to strictly enforce appropriate measures to combat the anticipated rise of Covid-19 cases in the country. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos (Photo...
BEIJING, China -- Dozens of people in China have fallen ill with a new virus that is also found in shrews, a report has said, but there is so far no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The infections were found in China's eastern Shandong and central Henan provinces, affecting 35 people,...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel has detected mosquitoes infected with the deadly West Nile virus at its southernmost border crossing with Jordan, Israel's health and environmental protection ministries said on Tuesday. (iStock by Getty Images/nechaev-kon Following the detection at the Israeli terminal...
We have been so focused on wearing a mask, washing our hands, keeping a social distance to prevent the spread of Covid. Many may have forgotten the other guidelines that should be followed at about this time of the year when the rains – and the mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus –come. In the...
DOH The possibility of the Marburg virus entering the country remains low at this point in time, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “'Yun pong probability na makapasok po yung ganitong klaseng sakit sa ating bansa, sa ngayon, is still at low risk (The probability that this kind of disease going...
The Muntinlupa City government is on alert against monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus that can spread from animals to people and between people. The Philippines has no case of monkeypox but Muntinlupa’s City Health Office (CHO) said it is implementing measures against it, focusing...
Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
PARIS, France -- Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday. There are currently at least 10,000 viruses...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) still remains even if the country continues to see a decreasing number of new infections. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the imposition of Alert Level 1 in...
