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Zika virus may be transmitted through sex

Zika virus may be transmitted through sex

A virologist at the Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany, has suggested that Zika virus infection is the only vector-borne disease that may be transmitted by sexual intercourse. The first...

Flu vaccine could also protect from pneumonia

Flu vaccine could also protect from pneumonia

Vaccination against influenza was associated with a significantly reduced risk for influenza pneumonia requiring hospitalization among both children and adults, according to the results of a study published in JAMA...