Infectious diseases
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BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Flu, COVID and flurona: what we can and can’t expect this winter
Image: ShutterstockWhen it comes to respiratory viruses, COVID has been our greatest concern over the past two winters. So you might feel some aspects...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
How accurate is your RAT? 3 scenarios show it’s about more than looking for lines
Image: ShutterstockAs Omicron surges through the community, getting the right answer from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is not as straightforward as reading one...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
We can expect more colds and flu as COVID restrictions lift. 5 germs to look out for
Image: ShutterstockAustralia is opening up, people are mixing and mingling, and schools are back. But there’s a downside. Sharing our lives with each...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
‘Kissing can be dangerous’: how old advice for TB seems strangely familiar today
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We’ve been reminded about avoiding hugging or kissing, especially among large family groups, in light of the recent Melbourne coronavirus clusters.But alerting the...
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Headlines promise Australia’s on the ‘cusp’ of defeating coronavirus. We’re not and it’s too soon to relax restrictions
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You might have seen headlines in the last day or so suggesting Australia is on the “cusp” of defeating the coronavirus pandemic.I’m here to say: make...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
What is orthohantavirus? The virus many are Googling (but you really don’t need to worry about)
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According to Google Trends, the top globally trending topic this week is “orthohantavirus”, as spurious sites claim it’s the next pandemic on the...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
Health authorities estimate each infectious person could pass
the virus onto two others. Jerome Favre/AAP
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
Health authorities are worried because they don’t know how
dangerous this strain of coronavirus could be.
Facundo Arrizaba BALAGA
The World Health Organisation has postponed...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
What is herd immunity and how many people need to be vaccinated to protect a community?
The vaccine coverage needed for herd immunity varies from
disease to disease. Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash
The term herd immunity comes from the observation of...
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