Sagnik Nag, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme proposed 11th July to be commemorated as World Population Day by the international community. The day aims to direct awareness of the necessity and implication of population themes and issues. Current estimations demonstrate that approximately 83 […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College A recent study conducted by Satveer Mahil et al., showcased in the current year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) and published in The Lancet Rheumatology, demonstrates that it is not the response of T-cell but that of the antibody to the first jab of the Pfizer […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Vaccines save millions of lives every year because they are one of the most effective ways of immunization against many infectious diseases. They have played a great role in the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the control of other infectious diseases such as measles, rubella, tetanus, and polio. […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University Kolkata We all know how the horrific Covid19 pandemic has shaken the entire world. With the SARS-corona virus, 2 is the main culprit, it has claimed millions of lives worldwide and has disrupted the socio-economic balance of all countries. The virus has been a cause of concern due to its variants […]
Anuska Sen, Team BioXone When famous psychologist Carl Jung said, “Medicines cure diseases, but only doctors can cure patients”, he was indeed correct. A doctor is a person who serves much more than his/her profession demands. He places his patients’ life ahead of his own, does endless overtime hours, takes endless calls during his rest […]
Souradip Mallick, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela The SARS-CoV-2 virus has mutated very frequently over time that resulted in genetic variation of circulating viral strains throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Viral mutations can enhance virulence as well as transmissibility in humans. It affects the antigen and serology tests due to the inherent design differences of each […]
Agrima Bhatt, Rajasthan University In the surge of COVID-19 infection, the healthcare system has been put under immense pressure and the response has been nothing short of developing and innovative. While the rate of people diagnosed with infection has decreased exponentially, the testing remains constant. Effective testing at the time of the pandemic has been […]
Hari Krishnan R, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Many of the fatal infectious diseases caused in humans are “zoonotic”, which means they are transmitted from animals to humans via their consumption or being in close contact. Various human pathogens are yet to be identified which would have the potential to initiate another pandemic, probably […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University Noida For a very long time, monoclonal antibodies have been used in various fields (cancer studies) but currently, they are being used to counteract the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and its variant by being an active compound in the vaccine as well as therapeutic drugs. Hence, to understand B cell genomics […]
Avani Dave, Jai Hind College Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) acts as an artificial set of the heart and lungs, allowing a patient’s respiratory foundation to rest while proceeding towards a hopeful recovery. This mechanism has been put in a good word for, particularly during the two consecutive and rampant waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. ECMO […]
