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An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996 to 1997, shows the arms and torso of a patient with skin lesions due to monkeypox. Photo: Reuters

Monkeypox cases are on rise in Europe and US, here is why

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

Rare GBS disease: Early detection, proper treatment matter

Rare GBS disease: Early detection, proper treatment matter

Photo: UNB

Diarrhoea outbreak afflicts 160 people in Jhenaidah

The era of curing disease by tweaking DNA just got a lot closer. Photo: Bloomberg 

Crispr gene-editing breakthrough is a big deal. How big?

Rome's umbrella pine trees are under threat from a tiny insect called the pine tortoise scale. Photo: AFP

Insect invaders threaten Rome’s iconic pines

Gouranga Gopal Das

Fighting the pandemic: Disease, de-globalisation and digital optimism

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wears a Washington Nationals protective mask while arriving to a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2020. Erin Scott/Pool via REUTERS

'There is no doubt that we are gonna have outbreaks in the future': Fauci

PHOTO: MD ALI ASRAF BHUYAN

How to stay safe during floods

Illustrations depicting smallpox from the Imperially Commissioned Golden Mirror of Medical Learning, published in 1742. Illustration: Foreign Policy/Austrian national library

Empire’s little helper

People wearing face masks walk out of Zhongguancun subway station following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China April 27, 2020/ Reuters

China to reform disease prevention system

5 die in 4 districts with fever, cold

5 die in 4 districts with fever, cold

File Photo: UNB

Cold-related diseases affect 4,196 people in 24 hours