Sairam Paluri May 24, 2020 The deadliest pandemic in the recent history - Spanish Flu The 1918 Influenza pandemic spread during 1918-1919, was the most severe in recent history. It is estimated that about 500 million people...
Sairam Paluri May 22, 2020 Why there's an existential risk of flu pandemics? What is Flu? What causes Flu? How is it different from a cold? What are the symptoms of the Flu? Influenza can cause mild to severe...
Sairam Paluri May 9, 2020 Why mankind is forever indebted to Vaccine? In the article on Hand Hygiene, there is a mention of two basic weapons to fight against diseases - Hand Hygiene and Vaccines. So what is...
Sairam Paluri May 7, 2020 Coronavirus isn't novel - our past experiences with the virus! The world has experienced two similar outbreaks in the past, one epidemic in China and the other in Saudi Arabia. SARS outbreak in China...
Sairam Paluri May 3, 2020 Sneeze, Cough and Speech - Social distancing during COVID-19 outbreak Social distancing is very important during this outbreak. Well, you have heard a lot about this...let us know why this matters. The R0...
Sairam Paluri Apr 19, 2020 First Line of Defense against Infections - Hand hygiene Let's start from the very basic level to avoid or prevent many infections. Do you know the two weapons used to control the majority of...
Sairam Paluri Apr 14, 2020 Basic Life Support(BLS) & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) So, what will you do when you are standing in a queue & an elderly person suddenly collapses in front of you? You may call for help......
Sairam Paluri Apr 13, 2020 The major health issue in the present times - Obesity! The lack of motivation to do your loved things, lethargy and the decrease in self-confidence may be caused by Obesity. Obesity- A chronic...
Sairam Paluri Apr 11, 2020 The basic thing every woman need to know - Breast Cancer! Breast Cancer Okay, what the hell is cancer? Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in a human body organ. The human body...
