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- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment
- WHO outlines recommendations to protect infants against RSV . . .
“RSV is an incredibly infectious virus that infects people of all ages, but is especially harmful to infants, particularly those born premature, when they are most vulnerable to severe disease,” says Dr Kate O’Brien, Director of Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals at WHO
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus The most common symptoms are fever, chills, and sore throat, but there are a range of others Most people make a full recovery without needing hospital treatment People with severe symptoms should seek medical care as soon as possible
- Disease Outbreak News (DONs) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade;
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an RNA virus that belongs to the Pneumoviridae family along with the human metapneumovirus and consists in two genotypes (A and B) (1) RSV is specific and pathogenic for humans and infects cells along the human respiratory tract, from the nose to the lungs
- Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection - World Health Organization (WHO)
The virus belongs to the Pneumoviridae family of viruses, along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) It was first identified in 2001 and has been spreading among people for many decades It was first identified in 2001 and has been spreading among people for many decades
- Oropouche virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
The virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected insect, usually biting midges but also possibly by mosquitoes It is thus referred to as an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) Prior to late 2023, reported cases of Oropouche virus disease were limited to South America, mostly near the Amazon rainforest, and the Caribbean
- COVID-19 - Global Situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Since mid-February 2025, according to data available from sentinel sites, global SARS-CoV-2 activity has been increasing, with the test positivity rate reaching 11%, levels that have not been observed since July 2024 This rise is primarily observed in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific regions Since early 2025, global SARS-CoV-2 variant trends have
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