Medics Diary

Entries for the ‘tropical disease’ Category

dengue fever in south america

South America health authorities reported that “they are prepared to deal with a possible strong epidemic of dengue, which is a viral disease transmitted by a mosquito bite that causes high fever, headaches, joint pain, diarrhea and vomiting.
They are worried about the most affected countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay and the emergence [...]

drug candidates against various dengue virus

NanoViricides, Inc., reported that it has signed a research and development agreement with Dr. Eva Harris laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley
Under this agreement, Dr. Harris and colleagues will evaluate the effectiveness of nanoviricides (R) drug candidates against various dengue virus. Cell culture models and in vivo animal studies will be used to [...]