What is it? Kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a tropical parasitic disease characterised by irregular fever, weight loss, anaemia and swelling of the spleen and liver. A chronic and potentially fatal disease, VL is caused by a protozoan Leishmania …
About Bird Flu Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection caused by Influenza Type A viruses which spreads from bird to bird. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and …
About Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), which is a virus of the capripoxvirus genus in the poxviridae family. Sheeppox virus and goatpox virus are the other members of the genus capripoxvirus. The …
About Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The virus comes under the genus capripoxvirus. LSD was first described in Zambia in 1929. It is transmitted …
What’s in News: Athelia rolfsii, a soil-borne fungal pathogen, is a major threat to several crops and was found in jackfruit samples A fungus is a primitive organism and a member of the group of eukaryotic organisms). Mushrooms, yeast, mold …