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A sign warns people of measles

Health

2019 saw the tragic and unnecessary return of measles in the US

Once deemed a problem of the past in rich nations, the deadly infection has made a huge comeback, reports Chelsea Whyte

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Computer artwork of HIV particles in the bloodstream

Definition

HIV and AIDS

DNA origami

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Tiny machines made of DNA origami may make antibiotics work better

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A male Lyme disease tick

Definition

Lyme disease

flavivirus

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Experimental dengue vaccine cuts infection rates in real-world trials

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A dead pig is put into a quarantined pit in Hanoi to stop the spread of African Swine Fever

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A quarter of all pigs have died this year due to African swine fever

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The MMR vaccine protects against measles

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Measles has a devastating and long-term effect on your immune system

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Live, weakened virus is used in some forms of the polio vaccine

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Wild polio has been eradicated in Nigeria but infections will continue

Analysis

Dog walking may put some people at risk of catching Lyme disease

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Lyme disease in England and Wales is most common in older, white women

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People in a public space

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London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria

Antibiotic resistance genes have been found in high proportions of Staphylococcus bacteria isolated from commonly touched surfaces in shopping centres, train stations and hospitals in London

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Lyme disease may be more common in the UK than we thought

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Just one dose of the HPV vaccine may be enough to lower cancer rates

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WHO declares international emergency over DRC Ebola outbreak

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Half of all harm caused by medical care is preventable

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