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Interview on the COVID-19 omicron variant with Dr Leong Hoe Name, and Dr Ling Li Min from Rophi Clinic, Singapore…

Measles is an extremely infectious and highly contagious viral disease that affects all ages. Despite the availability of a vaccine,…

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death caused by infectious diseases in the world and accounts for 15% of deaths…

Dengue is a worldwide significant tropical infection that causes up to 100 to 400 million cases of infections per year…

For many years, scientists have thought of the mother’s immune system to be repressed during pregnancy to facilitate the growth…

Syphilis in acute and late stages is still prevalent in the developing world and is becoming an emerging problem again…

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection that infects both men and women. It causes infections in the genitals, throat and…

Like genital herpes, chlamydia is one of the most common bacterial sexually transmissible infection (STI) worldwide with an annual global…

Herpes simplex virus-2, also known as HSV-2, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections throughout the world and…

The body’s immune system is essential at keeping infections from germs at bay, but this is not always a given.…