Typhoid, pneumonia, UTIs show resistance to certain antibiotics Sub: Sci Sec: Health Context: A recent report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (AMRSN) says that urinary tract infections (UTI), blood stream infections, pneumonia, and typhoid are among the diseases showing resistance to commonly used antibiotics. About the […]

    Pneumonia Subject: Health Context: Researchers point that pneumonia-related to Covid-19 is different and more damaging than common pneumonia caused by bacteria or viruses like influenza. Concept: Unlike rapid infection in large regions of the lungs in normal cases of pneumonia, the virus causing Covid-19 targets multiple small areas of the lungs. It then […]