But once transmitted to the human population, Marburg virus can spread through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions ...

The monkeys, imported for research, arrived infected with a mysterious rain-forest virus thought ... factory in Marburg, Germany, and was traced to cells from African green monkeys.

Marburg virus outbreak has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania, according to reports. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the outbreak of suspected Marburg disease.

Marburg disease -- also known as malignant multiple sclerosis -- was first described by Otto Marburg in 1905. "It is a very serious variant form of MS that requires a unique approach to management ...

All of this makes John Green’s new book, “Everything Is Tuberculosis,” incredibly timely. It is, at its core, a plea to readers to care about a disease that doesn’t directly affect them.

It doesn’t even know about evil and good.” And yet, Green details the myriad ways in which societies attribute diseases like tuberculosis to human concepts like race, beauty and poverty — all of which ...

The Krishna Kubja Temple in Mathura is famous for healing skin diseases. The 500-year-old temple has a unique idol of Lord Krishna with Kubja. According to legend, Krishna transformed the ...

Green tea is also known to help prevent cancer, lower cardiovascular risks, and manage cholesterol. It also boosts the immune system, reduces inflammation, improves skin health, and has anti-viral ...

Nolen: I would say for me, it’s rivaled by H.I.V. Green: They’re both sort of the exemplary diseases of injustice: diseases that we know how to deal with, we know how to confront, we know how ...

Studies suggest that consuming green tea may positively affect skin health, help with weight loss, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, among other benefits. Green tea comes from ...