epidemics

What’s in a name if it’s Omicron?

The Omicron virus variant is posing a marketing challenge to some businesses.

Jan 12, 2022, 13:14 PM IST

'Disease X' added to list of potential pandemic killers by WHO

According to WHO, the name 'Disease X' "represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease."

Mar 13, 2018, 15:59 PM IST

Thousands of refugees stuck at Jordan border face risk of epidemics

Aid workers have warned that tens of thousands of "ghost" refugees, who have been trapped in the desert along Jordan`s border with Syria for more than two months, are at a risk of epidemics.

Sep 05, 2016, 00:43 AM IST