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A report launched today by WHO shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

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#epidemiology #antibiotic resistance

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We all know Ebola is deadly disease ravaging parts of West Africa. But what else? Here's 14 facts that explain Ebola's growth, its effect on daily life and what resources are needed to fight it.

#epidemiology #ebola #ebola epidemic

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#epidemics #history #plague #Europe

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Oyster Bay History Walk #27 - The Story of Typhoid Mary

#typhoid mary #epidemiology #history #Scientific thrillers #scientific investigation #salmonella

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True Story Behind Typhoid Mary | Dark Matters

#epidemiology #history #Scientific thrillers

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"15 MAY 2014 | GENEVA - People everywhere are living longer, according to the "World Health Statistics 2014" published today by WHO. Based on global averages, a girl who was born in 2012 can expect to live to around 73 years, and a boy to the age of 68. This is six years longer than the average global life expectancy for a child born in 1990." Read more in that report

#WHO statistics public health

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#epidemiology #ebola epidemic #prevention #serum #africa

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Burden of Disease: What does DALY Mean?

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The father of epidemiology: Dr. John Snow

#epidemiology #history

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The health of Egyptians: indicators & stats

Based on our discussion on the first week's lecture of MD710, please find relevant statistics related to Egypt.

Egypt Stats

(source: WHO)

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#health status #health statistics #country profile #Egypt health

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What's DALY?

#metric #health statistics #public health

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Today is Global Handwashing Day

Today is Global Handwashing Day! Maybe you can celebrate by buying one bar of soap and depositing it in a place where soap is lacking.

#public health #hygiene

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Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s hard to beat soapy hand-washing, which cuts down risk of pneumonia, diarrhea, cholera and worse. Sidibe, a public-health expert, makes a smart case for public-private partnerships to promote clean hands — and local, sustainable entrepreneurship.

#hygiene #public health #hand washing

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The accepted cause of Egypt’s widespread epidemic of hepatitis has been challenged by results of a new study by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.

#virology #hepatitis c #HCV #epidemiology #infection control

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New hope for T1DM patients..