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Home Cures And Popular Beliefs - New
For many sicknesses, time-tested home remedies work as well as modern medicines or even better. They are often cheaper. And in some cases they are safer
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Tackling Malaria & Chikungunya
Malaria continues to pose a major public health threat in India, particularly due to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), prone to complications, if not treated early. It is a major impediment in the path of socio-economic...more |
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Role of ASHA and Village Health Committee in Malaria Control
ASHA would conduct door-to-door fever surveillance activity on a weekly basis and report any occurrence of fever to the ANM/ health workers as well as the Medical Officer, Sector PHC. While malaria control activities require to be ...more |
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Dengue Fever
Dengue is caused by a virus belonging to genus Flavivirus. There are 4 serotypes of this virus (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 & DEN-4) and all are prevalent in India. The first infection with any serotype produces a self-limiting disease (Classical Dengue) with about ...more |
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Chikungunya
Chikungunya is a form of viral fever caused by an Alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes mosquito. Chikungunya is derived from the African word meaning 'that which bends up' in reference to the ...more |
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