Health

Papaya is a versatile fruit consumed both ripe and raw. However, ripe papaya offers a variety of health benefits that many people may not be aware of. According to nutritionists and diet consultants, ripe papaya is rich in dietary fibre, vitamins A, C, E, and K, as well as minerals like magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Additionally, it contains beneficial antioxidants, ...

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) today issued health guideline for all airlines and relevant airport stakeholders to take precautionary actions related to HMPV (Human Meta Pneumo Virus). HSIA executive director Group Captain Kamrul Islam issued the order in accordance with recent instructions from the Health Directorate’s Disease Control department, reports BSS. The special directive reassured that there is no immediate ...

The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised the residents of the capital and surrounding areas to wear face masks while outdoors, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has deteriorated to a “very unhealthy” level. “Wearing a face mask outdoors is mandatory,” said a DoE press release issued on Monday. The advisory follows a sharp decline in air quality, with ...

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus, causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often clear up by themselves, though they ...

The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has found the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) for the first time in Bangladesh. The virus was found in the sample of a woman. She is from Kishoreganj’s Bhairab upazila. An official of the IEDCR informed that they got a report of HMPV. The woman is not only infected with HMPV, ...

The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China on Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject. On January 11, 2020, health officials in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that a 61-year-old man had died from complications of pneumonia caused by a previously unknown ...

Reports of rising cases of a flu-like virus known as HMPV in China have raised concerns, but experts have reassured the public, stating that the situation is not similar to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. Here is what you need to know about HMPV: – Similar to flu – HMPV stands for “human metapneumovirus” and ...

The pressures in accident-and-emergency units are as bad as during the Covid pandemic, NHS bosses say. With flu cases continuing to rise and the cold weather, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said, hospitals were under “exceptional pressure” and facing “mammoth demand”. And some staff were saying the strain being placed on them felt “like some of the ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW), as a civil society platform expresses deep concern over the recent outbreak of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) which is reportedly on the rise in China, has now started to spread in the UK, and recently in our neighboring country India. HMPV virus is a respiratory virus that poses a significant health risk, particularly to children, older ...

China is witnessing another outbreak of a pathogenic virus after COVID-19, as cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are on the rise. Social media footage has shown overcrowded hospitals, suggesting a surge in multiple viral infections, including HMPV, influenza A, COVID-19, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. What is HMPV? Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections, particularly affecting children and ...