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Ransomware Uses Facebook, LinkedIn to Deliver Malware Infected Images

Nov 28, 2016 09:57 AM EST

Security researchers from Check Point recently discovered a new variant of a known ransomware called Locky. This ransomware takes advantage of flaws in the way social networking platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn handle images.

80 Boston College Students Fall Ill After Eating At Chipotle Restaurant :

Norovirus Confirmed in Boston Students Who Ate at Chipotle.

Marie de Vera |

Dec 10, 2015 09:46 AM EST

An investigation has revealed that at least 80 Boston College students who ate at a nearby Chipotle restaurant have been sickened by norovirus, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) said on Wednesday, indicating that the outbreak is connected to a spate of E. coli infections in most states.

World Hepatitis Day 'Prevent hepatitis. Act now'

Hepatitis Awareness Campaign In India Launched By WHO

Saranya Palanisamy |

Jul 28, 2015 07:17 PM EDT

World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that about 40 million people in India are suffering from chronic Hepatitis B infection, on the account of which WHO has urged India to follow WHO injection safety guidelines for hepatitis prevention.

WHO Announces MERS In South Korea Not Global Emergency

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Suggests Wearing Mask to Prevent Spreading MERS

Marie de Vera |

Jun 21, 2015 09:17 AM EDT

These days where the MERS or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome serves as a culprit to people who may be infected by merely having close contact with the infected individual through its virus particles. It’s said to be transferred by means of coughing or sneezing thus transferring the virus particles to the other person who was in direct contact with the infected.

China Reports Second Case of H7N9 Bird Flu in Just Over a Week

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 07, 2014 02:05 AM EST

A 38-year-old man in Shanghai has been diagnosed with H7N9 avian flu, the second such case reported in China in just over a week.

Scientists Discovers a Virus that Makes People More Stupid

Dino Lirios |

Nov 11, 2014 04:40 AM EST

The virus is algae in nature and has never before been observed in healthy people.

China Is Vulnerable To Ebola, Experts State

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 31, 2014 04:05 AM EDT

China is said to be susceptible to the dreaded Ebola virus as experts claimed on Thursday that the influx of Chinese working in the affected regions of West Africa is too high.

Russian Government Behind Hackers Spying on the West

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 29, 2014 04:25 AM EDT

It's not the first time Russia has been accused of using malware to spy on businesses or foreign governments.

Maine Nurse Intends to Dodge Ebola In-Home Quarantine

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 29, 2014 12:45 AM EDT

Maine health officials intend to 'pursue legal authority' to impose a voluntary quarantine as a nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone reportedly expressed plans to dodge the quarantine policy.

New Ebola Quarantine Procedures Announced by CDC

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 28, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new set of guidelines on how the United States should deal with potential Ebola cases following the controversial mandatory quarantine imposed by three states.

A nurse who arrived Friday in Newark after working with Ebola patients in Africa tested negative for the virus but is to remain under quarantine at University Hospital.

Quarantined Nurse Calls Ebola Policy ‘Preposterous,’ Plans To Sue

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 27, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

A quarantined nurse blasted the government's response to Ebola, saying that putting someone in quarantine, without proper planning and forethought "is just preposterous."

Stricter Ebola Quarantine Policy Enforced by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 27, 2014 12:37 AM EDT

Amidst fierce opposition towards his strict new mandatory Ebola quarantine policy, New York state governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the 21-day quarantine period for those who had contact with Ebola-infected persons can be spent at home.

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 24, 2014 09:34 AM EDT

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

U.S. To Intensifiy Watch on People Travelling from Ebola-hit West African Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 23, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

To avoid being caught by surprise again, the United States has decided to intensify its watch on travelers from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa as it imposes a daily monitoring for Ebola symptoms for 21 days.

U.S. Freelance Journalist Ashoka Mukpo Declared Ebola-Free

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 22, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

The Nebraska Medical Center declared freelance video journalist Ashoka Mukpo Ebola-free after he contracted the virus while working for NBC News in Liberia.

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