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Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus

Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus


More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with...
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Norton Antivirus full code on Tuesday: Hacker

Norton Antivirus full code on Tuesday: Hacker


A hacker who goes by the name of `Yama Tough` threatened Saturday to release next week the full sour...
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Bird flu: Odisha begins culling poultry birds


Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha`s Khordha ...
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Stuxnet virus has 4 variants: Researchers

Stuxnet virus has 4 variants: Researchers


The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran`s nuclear program was likely one of at least five cybe...
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Malware re-birth a new threat?

Malware re-birth a new threat?


Scientists have claimed that new breeds of malware could leave computer systems and even critical in...
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Microsoft issues temporary fix for virus `Duqu`

Microsoft issues temporary fix for virus `Duqu`


Microsoft has issued a temporary fix against “Duqu,” a computer virus that is thought to have been d...
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Microsoft software bug linked to `Duqu` virus

Microsoft software bug linked to `Duqu` virus


Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to in...
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First came Stuxnet virus: now there`s Duqu

First came Stuxnet virus: now there`s Duqu


Stuxnet is a malicious software that targets widely used industrial control systems built by German ...
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Largest virus found off the coast of Chile

Largest virus found off the coast of Chile


Called Megavirus chilensis, it is 10 to 20 times longer than the average virus.
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War drones keep flying despite computer virus

War drones keep flying despite computer virus


The CIA now operates Predator and Reaper unmanned aircraft over at least five countries.
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`War drones keep flying despite computer virus`

`War drones keep flying despite computer virus`


The unmanned Predator and Reaper drones are continuing to fly despite a computer virus that has infe...
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H1N1 menace continues

H1N1 menace continues


Despite being declared as pandemic, the H1N1 virus continues to take its toll in India.
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Nose is gateway for virus

Nose is gateway for virus


The nose can be a portal for herpes virus-6 which is linked to brain disorders such as multiple scle...
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Fancy a tattoo? Beware of Hepatitis virus

Fancy a tattoo? Beware of Hepatitis virus


Getting yourself inked can expose you to the dangerous hepatitis B or C virus and even HIV, warn doc...
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Stuxnet virus could be adapted to attack the West

Stuxnet virus could be adapted to attack the West


The Stuxnet virus was originally developed to disrupt Iran’s nuclear programme.
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`40 million infected with Hepatitis B in India`

`40 million infected with Hepatitis B in India`


Around 40 mn people in India are infected with Hepatitis B and the risk of its transmission is hundr...
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Scientists on trail of West Nile Virus

Scientists on trail of West Nile Virus


Scientists are now one step closer in solving the mystery of how the West Nile Virus migrates.
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Virus mutations that cause HIV-drug resistance

Virus mutations that cause HIV-drug resistance


Scientists have developed a new tool that can help predict the location of virus mutations that lead...
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Sex hormones `beat common cold`

Sex hormones `beat common cold`


Scientists claim to have made an important discovery about how the immune system reacts to rhinoviru...
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Virus causes hearing loss among newborns

Virus causes hearing loss among newborns


Cytomegalovirus is a common viral infection that causes flu-like or no symptoms in healthy people. H...
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Japan to jail computer virus creators

Japan to jail computer virus creators


Japan will now punish people who create or spread computer viruses.
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Early HIV therapy cuts virus spread

Early HIV therapy cuts virus spread


The US National Institutes for Health (NIH) trial, known as HPTN 052, found antiretroviral treatment...
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Viruses are `new normal` for honey bees: Study

Viruses are `new normal` for honey bees: Study


California scientists have identified four new viruses in healthy honey bee colonies.
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No evidence that mouse virus causes chronic fatigue

No evidence that mouse virus causes chronic fatigue


A major study in 2009 that claimed a mouse virus was the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome was wrong...
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Digital ants army may soon protect computers from virus

Digital ants army may soon protect computers from virus


Ants` "swarming intelligence" is currently being tested for use in software to seek out computer vir...
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`Small pox virus may become poor man`s atom bomb`

`Small pox virus may become poor man`s atom bomb`


Delay in destruction of the virus raises the spectre of bioterrorism.
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Anti-retroviral drugs `help reduce` HIV transmission

Anti-retroviral drugs `help reduce` HIV transmission


An HIV-positive person who takes anti-retroviral drugs can cut the risk of spreading the virus by 96...
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How HIV-related virus evades human antibody `discovered`

How HIV-related virus evades human antibody `discovered`


Scientists claim to have discovered exact way of how HIV-related virus keeps evading human antibody.
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FBI warns against

FBI warns against "virus" Osama photos, videos on Internet


FBI said people should not open spam e-mails claiming to show photos Osama bin Laden`s death.
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A compound for healing painful blisters

A compound for healing painful blisters


The novel and effective anti-shingles agent, called L-BHDA, can help heal painful blisters.
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Iran accuses Siemens over Stuxnet virus attack

Iran accuses Siemens over Stuxnet virus attack


German engineering company Siemens has declined to comment on Iran`s blame.
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Few patients know they have genital herpes

Few patients know they have genital herpes


Genital herpes infects genital membranes before moving to nerve ganglia alongside the spinal cord.
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Cold-causing virus grown on sinus tissue

Cold-causing virus grown on sinus tissue


The virus HRV-C has reproductive properties that differ from those of other members of the HRV famil...
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Cannibal virus `discovered` in Antarctica

Cannibal virus `discovered` in Antarctica


Scientists claim to have discovered a cannibal virus that "eats its own" and encourage faster grow...
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Engineered protein `blocks AIDS virus from entering cells`

Engineered protein `blocks AIDS virus from entering cells`


Scientists claim to have engineered a new protein that prevents the AIDS virus from entering cells.
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Artificial cells to trap deadly viruses

Artificial cells to trap deadly viruses


The technique offers new research tool to study in detail mechanism by which viruses attack cells.
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Virus hacks 150,000 cell phones in China

Virus hacks 150,000 cell phones in China


Mobile phone virus has infected 150,000 people in China allowing hackers to remotely monitor calls.
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Oral sex linked to cancer risk

Oral sex linked to cancer risk


In US, oral cancer due to HPV infection is more common than oral cancer from tobacco use.
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Fight computer viruses like epidemics: Microsoft

Fight computer viruses like epidemics: Microsoft


PCs could be granted health certificates to be used online to show they were checked for viruses.
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WHO finds polio virus in Delhi sewage

WHO finds polio virus in Delhi sewage


In what could be a cause of concern for the national capital,WHO has found the polio virus in the ci...
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China issues warning on V-Day computer viruses

China issues warning on V-Day computer viruses


Experts in China have warned online shoppers to be careful when ordering Valentine`s Day items.
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Viruses hit almost one-third of EU Internet users

Viruses hit almost one-third of EU Internet users


EU data shows that almost one-third of net users in 27-country bloc got a computer virus last year.
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`Beware of attack tool kits from malicious websites`

`Beware of attack tool kits from malicious websites`


Attack tool kits are software programmes created by cyber criminals that infect networked computers....
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Two more test positive for Congo virus, kept under isolation


Two persons, including the husband of the 30-year-old woman who died of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic...
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NIV confirms Congo virus in Gujarat

NIV confirms Congo virus in Gujarat


The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has confirmed the positive testing of CCHF virus which has ...
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Beware of Kama Sutra virus

Beware of Kama Sutra virus


Hackers are spreading the virus promising a presentation of sexual positions from the Kama Sutra.
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New virus threatens phones using Android

New virus threatens phones using Android


A virus infecting mobile phones using Google`s Android operating system has emerged in China.
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Swine flu makes comeback, 20 cases in a week

Swine flu makes comeback, 20 cases in a week


Swine flu has made a comeback with 20 cases and one death being reported from across the country.
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New anti-AIDS drug avoids side-effects

New anti-AIDS drug avoids side-effects


German scientists have discovered a substance that thwarts AIDS virus, causes far fewer side-effects...
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Secrets of common virus that can cause cancer

Secrets of common virus that can cause cancer


Scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute have decoded secrets of a very common virus that can cause c...
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