-Prerna Jha, NIT Durgapur Microbes Vs. Pathogens Organisms that are of microscopic dimensions are simply referred to as microbes. They are so individually so tiny that we often need the help of microscopes (laboratory devices with high power lenses) to see them with our naked eyes! But not all of them are harmful. Pathogens constitute […]
Sagnik Nag, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu World Hepatitis Day or commonly referred to as WHD, is commemorated annually on 28 July to extend awareness of viral hepatitis. The disease causes inflammation of the liver that inflicts momentous liver damage and may lead to hepatic cancer. The date of 28 July was assigned because […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the beta coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Besides the most prevalent consequences of respiratory failure, cardiac involvement (heart diseases caused due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in the heart tissue) is a common outcome that is observed in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. […]
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Amongst so many vaccine options recently developed in different parts of the world, Sputnik V has proven to be a great candidate due to a lot of factors. Firstly, is its high efficacy of about 92% against the coronavirus disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 viral strains. Also known as […]
Srabani Roy Chowdhury, MAKAUT- West Bengal We all know that COVID-19 principally affects the respiratory system. But recent reports state that both SARS-CoV-2 recovered and active patients show extra-pulmonary manifestations, which can be cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and, neurological. The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 with the cardiovascular system is not much recognized yet. But studies show that […]
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 […]
Madhavi Bhatia,NIPER Guwahati SARS-covid-19 is now well-known as a severe acute respiratory syndrome that has affected all parts of the world. It has caused almost 3.9 million deaths worldwide resulting in a global pandemic. To curb the disease, various drugs are approved and used worldwide. Today, immunization is considered a safe and effective tool to […]
Anannya Roy, Amity University Kolkata 3-Dimensional modeling of Protein structure can provide us with lots of insights on its functions and interactions. Researchers from Stanford University, California utilized this technique to study the receptor-binding domain of SARS-coV-2. This discovery could help in drug development and the prediction of future outbreaks. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has changed […]
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-Husna, Amity University Kolkata The detailed study of SARS-CoV2 transmission patterns in India has revealed that over 70% of those who contract Covid-19 don’t pass it on any further, while a minority act as super-spreaders. The global study using the largest dataset of contacts, also shows that children play a major role in the transmission […]
